Journal profile · Mathematics
Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society
ISSN 0024-6093 · eISSN 1469-2120 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.99; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,930; median 205 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 281 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society is published by John Wiley and Sons 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 Mathematics and Applications, Advanced Topics in Algebra and Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society has been publishing leading research in a broad range of mathematical subject areas since 1969. Research articles accepted by the Bulletin are of high quality and well written, with a maximum length of 20 pages. The Bulletin also publishes authoritative survey articles (of any length) and obituaries of distinguished mathematicians. As a journal covering a broad range of mathematics, the Bulletin expects all papers to have a motivating introduction which sets the work in context and can be understood and appreciated by researchers outside the immediate specialism of the paper. The extent to which the introduction achieves this forms part of the acceptance criteria for the Bulletin. We fully recognise that the main body of most mathematics papers written today are primarily read by subject specialists. The Bulletin welcomes short papers on subjects of general interest that represent a significant advance in mathematical knowledge as well as submissions that are deemed to stimulate new interest and research activity. The Bulletin shares an Editorial Board with the Journal of the London Mathematical Society. The Journal publishes longer research articles. Both journals employ the same high standard of peer review. A list of the current Editorial Board members and their specialist interests may be found here. The Bulletin is wholly owned and managed by the London Mathematical Society, a not-for-profit Charity registered with the UK Charity Commission. All surplus income from its publishing programme is used to support mathematicians and mathematics research in the form of research grants, conference grants, prizes, initiatives for early career researchers, and the promotion of mathematics. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO Publishing) Biotechnology Source (EBSCO Publishing) Current Contents: Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Mathematical Reviews/MathSciNet/Current Mathematical Publications (AMS) Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SCOPUS (Elsevier) STM Source (EBSCO Publishing) VINITI (All-Russian Institute of Science & Technological Information) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) ZBMATH (Zentralblatt MATH)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United Kingdom 46, United States 15, Germany 9, France 4, Spain 4 (91 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics7.7%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics7.4%
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics6.3%
- Geometric and Algebraic TopologyMathematics5.6%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics5.2%
- Finite Group Theory ResearchMathematics5%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics4.8%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics4.4%
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 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 0.99LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,694OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 251LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 251Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 176,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,799 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 260 | 189 | 14 |
| 2025 | 281 | 205 | 121 |
| 2024 | 249 | 178 | 374 |
| 2023 | 204 | 170 | 551 |
| 2022 | 236 | 139 | 850 |
| 2021 | 113 | 78 | 530 |
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
205 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 148 days – 259 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 227 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (591 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)
- 4–8 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
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 3,930 / EUR 3,280 / GBP 2,620 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- research articlesResearch articles accepted by the Bulletin are of high quality and well written, with a maximum length of 20 pages.Length not stated
- survey articlesSurvey articles are also considered regardless of length.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright and Open Access
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the Exclusive Licence Agreement If the Open Access option is not select…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright and Open Access
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the Exclusive Licence Agreement If the Open Access option is not select…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: preprints may be submitted and posted at any time. Model summary
The Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0024-6093
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-2120
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 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 London Mathematical Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.99; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 175.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 205 days (interquartile range 148–259 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society based?
Of the 91 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (46), United States (15) and Germany (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,930.
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: .