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Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models
ISSN 2731-4235 · Springer Nature
Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.66; subscription journal; APC about USD 1,890; median 111 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 190 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, together about 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Modeling and Simulation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal seeks to publish high quality research and survey articles of exceptional merit in the broad and expansive fields of Applied Mathematics and Data Sciences. The transformative success of these fields stems from groundbreaking theoretical and algorithmic advancements in areas such as scientific computing and machine learning, data-driven modeling, differential equations, numerical analysis, control, optimization, and the development of robust computational tools for managing uncertainty and randomness. Beyond analytical advancements, this journal also welcomes contributions addressing novel computational methodologies and diverse applications, particularly in areas such as Scientific Machine Learning, Mathematical Biology, and Bioengineering. By doing so, the journal aims to serve as a vital bridge between cutting-edge mathematical research and impactful real-world applications. Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing: Welcoming submissions covering numerical methods for ODEs/PDEs, inverse problems, optimisation and control, model reductions, uncertainty quantification, computational science and engineering, computational mechanics. Partial Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics: This section accepts papers on all aspects of ordinary, partial differential equations and mathematical physics. The section also covers all applications concerning partial differential equations. Control: The section welcomes contributions on the control theory considered in a broad sense, comprising areas of controllability, optimal control, control engineering, inverse problems, etc. The papers must provide novel theoretical and/or application approaches to non-isolated research topics whose relevance has to be justified with clear links to established methods and theories. Stochastic Modeling, Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification: This section accepts research papers on financial markets and population system related stochastic models, analysis of models, including stability and optimal control. Mathematical Biology and Bioengineering: Welcoming innovative simple mathematical modeling efforts inspired by biological phenomena, including but not limited to ecology and epidemiology. We also welcome the analysis of mathematical properties of existing models with biological implications through new technologies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Enrique ZuazuaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United States 19, Germany 11, Mainland China 10, Italy 8, Hong Kong, China 5 (77 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine23.1%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics10.2%
- Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMathematics9.8%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Nonlinear Differential Equations AnalysisMathematics6.7%
- Mathematical Biology Tumor GrowthMathematics5.6%
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationComputer Science3.4%
- Stability and Controllability of Differential EquationsEngineering3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCurrent ContentsDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 179LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 453 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 81 | 22 |
| 2025 | 190 | 190 | 322 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 304 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 123 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | 770 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 179 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (295 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,890 / EUR 1,590 / GBP 1,240 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,290 / USD 1,990 / EUR 1,690 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- research articleResearch article Review Back to top General formatting guidelinesLength not stated
- reviewResearch article Review Back to top General formatting guidelinesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2731-4235
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models
What CAS zone is Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematics / Mathematics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.66; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 77–179 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models based?
Of the 77 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Germany (11) and Mainland China (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, Current Contents and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models is a subscription journal. APC about USD 1,890.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .