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AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics
ISSN 0972-8600 · eISSN 2543-3474 · TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · INDIA
AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.94; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,680; median 193 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics is published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 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 Advanced Graph Theory Research, Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems and Graph theory and applications, together about 54.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics is devoted to the publication of original research papers in Combinatorial Mathematics and related areas. The fields covered by the journal include: Graphs and hypergraphs Network theory Combinatorial optimization Coding theory Block designs Combinatorial geometry Matroid theory Logic Computing Neural networks and any related topics Contributions presented to the journal can be Full-length articles, Review articles, Short communications, or derived from a conference (with the research being appropriately extended). The journal also publishes proceedings of conferences. These proceedings are fully refereed and must adhere to the high peer standards of the journal. The journal actively encourages the submission of special issues in cutting-edge areas within the scope, and these should be discussed with the Editor-in-Chief. Open Access AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics is an Open Access Journal. All articles published in the Journal will be permanently open to access online immediately upon publication, enabling anyone to read, download and share that research. For more information, see the Journal's Instructions for Authors. Peer-Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Publishing Ethics The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/ The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/. Queries regarding submissions can be made by contacting the Editor-in-Chief, whose decision is final.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Graph Theory ResearchComputer Science21.8%
- Graph Labeling and Dimension ProblemsComputer Science20.1%
- Graph theory and applicationsMathematics12.5%
- graph theory and CDMA systemsEngineering8.2%
- Limits and Structures in Graph TheoryMathematics5.4%
- Complexity and Algorithms in GraphsComputer Science4.6%
- Interconnection Networks and SystemsComputer Science3.9%
- Rings, Modules, and AlgebrasMathematics3.3%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Portico, DTU Findit, E-lib Breman, EZB - Electronic Journals Library, Journal TOC, Microsoft Academic, SciBase, WorldCat Local (OCLC)
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
- 0.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.25Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 111,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 662 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 20 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 51 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 137 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 164 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 192 |
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
193 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 439 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 242 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 368 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 440 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted6
- conference proceedingsThe journal also publishes proceedings of conferences. These proceedings are fully refereed and must adhere to the high peer standards of the journal.Length not stated
- conference-derived articlesContributions presented to the journal can be Full-length articles, Review articles, Short communications, or derived from a conference (with the research being…Length not stated
- full-length articlesContributions presented to the journal can be Full-length articles, Review articles, Short communications, or derived from a conference (with the research being…Length not stated
- review articlesContributions presented to the journal can be Full-length articles, Review articles, Short communications, or derived from a conference (with the research being…Length not stated
- short communicationsContributions presented to the journal can be Full-length articles, Review articles, Short communications, or derived from a conference (with the research being…Length not stated
- special issuesThe journal actively encourages the submission of special issues in cutting-edge areas within the scope, and these should be discussed with the Editor-in-Chief.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Adheres to publishing ethics; Taylor & Francis is a member of COPE and uses CrossCheck. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access journal; all articles permanently open to access online immediately upon publication. Model summary
AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review Policy
Double-anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0972-8600
- Electronic ISSN
- 2543-3474
- Society / sponsor
- Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 3 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics
What CAS zone is AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics 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 AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.94; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 193 days (interquartile range 82–439 days); authors report an average review time of about 28 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36%. 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 JCR quartile is AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Mathematics.
Which databases index AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics open access, and what is the APC?
AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,680.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .