Journal profile · Mathematics
Communications in Partial Differential Equations
ISSN 0360-5302 · eISSN 1532-4133 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Communications in Partial Differential Equations: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.69; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 316 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communications in Partial Differential Equations is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Mathematical Modeling in Engineering, Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems, together about 37.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal aims to publish high quality papers concerning any theoretical aspect of partial differential equations, as well as its applications to other areas of mathematics. Suitability of any paper is at the discretion of the editors. We seek to present the most significant advances in this central field to a wide readership which includes researchers and graduate students in mathematics and the more mathematical aspects of physics and engineering.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Editor-in-chief Ugur G. AbdullaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 20, France 4, Japan 2, Germany 2, Australia 2 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science15.6%
- Nonlinear Partial Differential EquationsMathematics11.4%
- Advanced Mathematical Physics ProblemsMathematics10.3%
- Numerical methods in inverse problemsMathematics7%
- Navier-Stokes equation solutionsMathematics6.5%
- Stability and Controllability of Differential EquationsEngineering6.2%
- Spectral Theory in Mathematical PhysicsMathematics5.8%
- Geometric Analysis and Curvature FlowsMathematics4.4%
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 | 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 |
| Minor | Mathematics | 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 | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost (various), Genamics JournalSeek, ProQuest (various), VINITI RAN Referativnyi Zhurnal
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
- 1.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.11LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 2.11Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 70LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,015OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 74,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 16 | 2 |
| 2025 | 36 | 20 | 78 |
| 2024 | 26 | 15 | 80 |
| 2023 | 39 | 23 | 209 |
| 2022 | 48 | 26 | 385 |
| 2021 | 70 | 47 | 900 |
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
316 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 237 days – 411 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 354 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (68 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 125 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 265 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 48 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal; part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Communications in Partial Differential Equations is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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? Increas…
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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0360-5302
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-4133
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communications in Partial Differential Equations
What CAS zone is Communications in Partial Differential Equations in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communications in Partial Differential Equations is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematics / 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 Communications in Partial Differential Equations?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.69; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at Communications in Partial Differential Equations?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 316 days (interquartile range 237–411 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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 Communications in Partial Differential Equations in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 2 of Mathematics.
Where are the editorial board members of Communications in Partial Differential Equations based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), France (4) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communications in Partial Differential Equations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communications in Partial Differential Equations 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 Communications in Partial Differential Equations open access, and what is the APC?
Communications in Partial Differential Equations is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .