Journal profile · Mathematics, Applied
Applied Numerical Mathematics
ISSN 0168-9274 · eISSN 1873-5460 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1985
Applied Numerical Mathematics: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.29; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,000; review about 179 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 172 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Numerical Mathematics is published by Elsevier 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 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics, Numerical methods for differential equations and Differential Equations and Numerical Methods, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Numerical Analysis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An IMACS JournalApplied Numerical Mathematics provides a forum for the publication of high quality research and tutorial papers in computational mathematics.The journal publishes: • traditional issues and problems in numerical analysis • relevant applications in such fields as physics, fluid dynamics, engineering • other branches of applied science with a computational mathematics componentThe journal strives to be flexible in the type of papers it publishes and their format. Equally desirable are: Full papers, which should be complete and relatively self-contained original contributions with an introduction that can be understood by the broad computational mathematics community. Both rigorous and heuristic styles are acceptable. Of particular interest are papers about new areas of research, in which other than strictly mathematical arguments may be important in establishing a basis for further developments.Tutorial review papers, covering some of the important issues in Numerical Mathematics, Scientific Computing and their Applications. The journal will occasionally publish contributions which are larger than the usual format for regular papers.Short notes, which present specific new results and techniques in a brief communication.The journal strives to provide authors with a refereed outlet for their work which is subject to the least possible publication delay.Fractional calculus: Due to the number of submissions and the limited number of Editors and Reviewers in this area, the journal is limiting the number of submissions to 5 per month. Please be advised that your paper may be desk rejected due to this new restriction.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Applied
Editor-in-chief Zdzislaw Jackiewicz ArizonaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United States 20, Italy 16, Mainland China 10, Germany 4, United Arab Emirates 4 (80 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsEngineering14.4%
- Numerical methods for differential equationsMathematics11.3%
- Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsMathematics8.7%
- Matrix Theory and AlgorithmsComputer Science6.5%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering6.3%
- Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMathematics6%
- Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical MethodsEngineering5.1%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering5.1%
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, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 2 |
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, Applied | Zone 2 |
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
- 2.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,585OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,641 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 156 | 43 | 43 |
| 2025 | 172 | 39 | 310 |
| 2024 | 268 | 96 | 1,204 |
| 2023 | 233 | 66 | 1,491 |
| 2022 | 237 | 58 | 2,255 |
| 2021 | 262 | 48 | 3,143 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
179 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 7.5 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 7.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 83 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 179 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,000 / EUR 1,870 / GBP 1,600 / JPY 248,060 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,860 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- brief communicationThe journal strives to be flexible in the type of papers it publishes and their format. Equally desirable are:Full papers, which should be complete and relative…Length not stated
- full paperThe journal strives to be flexible in the type of papers it publishes and their format. Equally desirable are:Full papers, which should be complete and relative…Length not stated
- full papersFull papers, which should be complete and relatively self-contained original contributions with an introduction that can be understood by the broad computationa…Length not stated
- regular paperThe journal strives to be flexible in the type of papers it publishes and their format. Equally desirable are:Full papers, which should be complete and relative…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal strives to be flexible in the type of papers it publishes and their format. Equally desirable are:Full papers, which should be complete and relative…Length not stated
- short notesShort notes, which present specific new results and techniques in a brief communication.Length not stated
- tutorialThe journal strives to be flexible in the type of papers it publishes and their format. Equally desirable are:Full papers, which should be complete and relative…Length not stated
- tutorial review papersTutorial review papers, covering some of the important issues in Numerical Mathematics, Scientific Computing and their Applications.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in manuscript preparation upon submission. Model summary
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose financial and personal relationships that could inappropriately influence their work. Model summary
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors complete a Journal Publishing Agreement upon acceptance. Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Articles may be checked by Crossref Similarity Check and other originality/duplicate checking software. Model summary
To verify compliance, your article may be checked by Crossref Similarity Check and other originality or duplicate checking software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0168-9274
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-5460
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Numerical Mathematics
What CAS zone is Applied Numerical Mathematics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Numerical Mathematics is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Applied Numerical Mathematics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.29; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 112.
How long does peer review take at Applied Numerical Mathematics?
The publisher reports about 179 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 7.5 months; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Applied Numerical Mathematics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: 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 Applied Numerical Mathematics based?
Of the 80 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 (20), Italy (16) and Mainland China (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Applied Numerical Mathematics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Numerical Mathematics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Applied Numerical Mathematics open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Numerical Mathematics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .