Journal profile · Mathematics-General Mathematics
AIMS Mathematics
ISSN 2473-6988 · AIMS Press · UNITED STATES · Bi-monthly · Founded 2016
AIMS Mathematics: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.73; fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; 1,362 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AIMS Mathematics is published by AIMS Press 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 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis and Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models, together about 30.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Applied Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS Mathematics is an Open Access and international monthly publication devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high-quality research articles in all major fields of mathematics. The journal publishes original research and invites expository articles. To be published in this journal, an original paper must be correct, new, nontrivial, and of interest to a substantial number of readers. Every effort is made to ensure a rigorous and efficient editorial process and rapid publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-General Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMathematics14.5%
- Nonlinear Differential Equations AnalysisMathematics9.9%
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine5.8%
- Nonlinear Waves and SolitonsPhysics and Astronomy5.3%
- Fixed Point Theorems AnalysisMathematics4.7%
- Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsMathematics4.4%
- Mathematical Inequalities and ApplicationsMathematics3.7%
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science3.5%
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 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
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 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 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2021 edition (low risk); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,258OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,343LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,653 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,266 | 1,266 | 376 |
| 2025 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 2,614 |
| 2024 | 1,590 | 1,590 | 5,852 |
| 2023 | 1,433 | 1,433 | 7,531 |
| 2022 | 1,172 | 1,172 | 8,840 |
| 2021 | 952 | 952 | 7,047 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- 40%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,500 | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- expositoryThe journal publishes original research and invites expository articles.Length not stated
- researchThe journal publishes original research and invites expository articles.Length not stated
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
- AIMS Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 2016
- ISSN
- 2473-6988
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AIMS Mathematics
What CAS zone is AIMS Mathematics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIMS Mathematics is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 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 AIMS Mathematics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.73; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 54.
Which databases index AIMS Mathematics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIMS Mathematics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is AIMS Mathematics open access, and what is the APC?
AIMS Mathematics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
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: .