Journal profile · Mathematics
Acta Arithmetica
ISSN 0065-1036 · eISSN 1730-6264 · Instytut Matematyczny · POLAND · Semimonthly
Acta Arithmetica: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.43; hybrid open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Arithmetica is published by Instytut Matematyczny and is in Zone 3 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Analytic Number Theory Research, Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory and Advanced Mathematical Identities, together about 39.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes papers on the Theory of Numbers.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Editor-in-chief D. R. Heath-BrownPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Analytic Number Theory ResearchMathematics19.6%
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics12%
- Advanced Mathematical IdentitiesMathematics8.2%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics6.5%
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics4.6%
- Coding theory and cryptographyComputer Science4.4%
- Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics4.4%
- Limits and Structures in Graph TheoryMathematics3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,798OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 52 | 6 |
| 2025 | 87 | 63 | 31 |
| 2024 | 91 | 58 | 95 |
| 2023 | 93 | 71 | 131 |
| 2022 | 96 | 26 | 213 |
| 2021 | 83 | 49 | 241 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Instytut Matematyczny
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- ISSN
- 0065-1036
- Electronic ISSN
- 1730-6264
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Arithmetica
What CAS zone is Acta Arithmetica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Arithmetica is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mathematics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Arithmetica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.43; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at Acta Arithmetica?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Arithmetica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Arithmetica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Arithmetica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Arithmetica is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .