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Algebraic Combinatorics
ISSN 2589-5486 · Centre Mersenne · Germany
Algebraic Combinatorics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 51 weeks (community reports); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Algebraic Combinatorics is published by Centre Mersenne and is classed under Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics, Algebraic structures and combinatorial models and Advanced Algebra and Geometry, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Algebra and Number Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Algebraic Combinatorics is dedicated to publishing high-quality papers in which algebra and combinatorics interact in interesting ways. There are no limitations on the kind of algebra or combinatorics: the algebra involved could be commutative algebra, group theory, representation theory, algebraic geometry, linear algebra, Galois theory, associative or Lie algebras, among other possibilities. The combinatorics could be enumerative, coding theory, root systems, design theory, graph theory, incidence geometry or other topics. The key requirement is not a particular subject matter, but rather the active interplay between combinatorics and algebra.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
Editor-in-chief Akihiro MunemasaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 21, Canada 4, Belgium 3, Japan 2, Australia 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Combinatorial MathematicsMathematics21.8%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics15.3%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics8.5%
- Finite Group Theory ResearchMathematics6.2%
- Advanced Mathematical IdentitiesMathematics4.7%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics4.2%
- graph theory and CDMA systemsEngineering4.2%
- Commutative Algebra and Its ApplicationsMathematics4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
Other: Free Journal Network
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 506 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 58 | 1 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 31 |
| 2024 | 78 | 78 | 161 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 161 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 219 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 211 |
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)
- about 51 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 51 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Fair Open Access principles Model summary
Algebraic Combinatorics adheres to the principles of Fair Open Access.
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
- Centre Mersenne
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2589-5486
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Algebraic Combinatorics
What CAS zone is Algebraic Combinatorics in?
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.
How long does peer review take at Algebraic Combinatorics?
Authors report an average review time of about 51 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Algebraic Combinatorics based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (21), Canada (4) and Belgium (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Algebraic Combinatorics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Algebraic Combinatorics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Algebraic Combinatorics open access, and what is the APC?
Algebraic Combinatorics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .