Journal profile · Mathematics
Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin
ISSN 1370-1444 · Belgian Mathematical Society · BELGIUM · Bimonthly
Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.64; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin is published by Belgian Mathematical Society and is in Zone 4 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Topics in Algebra, Advanced Banach Space Theory and Finite Group Theory Research, together about 22.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mathematical Physics and Geometry and Topology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin (BBMS) is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to recent developments in all areas in pure and applied mathematics. It is published as one yearly volume, containing five issues. The main focus lies on high level original research papers. They should aim to a broader mathematical audience in the sense that a well-written introduction is attractive to mathematicians outside the circle of experts in the subject, bringing motivation, background information, history and philosophy. The content has to be substantial enough: short one-small-result papers will not be taken into account in general, unless there are some particular arguments motivating publication, like an original point of view, a new short proof of a famous result etc. The BBMS also publishes expository papers that bring the state of the art of a current mainstream topic in mathematics. Here it is even more important that at leat a substantial part of the paper is accessible to a broader audience of mathematicians. The BBMS publishes papers in English, Dutch, French and German. All papers should have an abstract in English.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics10%
- Advanced Banach Space TheoryMathematics6.8%
- Finite Group Theory ResearchMathematics5.8%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics5.7%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics5.6%
- Holomorphic and Operator TheoryMathematics5.1%
- Advanced Topology and Set TheoryMathematics4.1%
- Advanced Operator Algebra ResearchMathematics3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | 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 |
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
- 0.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 332OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,770 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 42 | 6 | 50 |
| 2023 | 41 | 11 | 54 |
| 2022 | 61 | 22 | 112 |
| 2021 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Belgian Mathematical Society
- Country or region
- BELGIUM
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1370-1444
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics. 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 Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.64; CiteScore 1, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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.
Which databases index Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .