Journal profile · Mathematics
Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics
ISSN 0010-3640 · eISSN 1097-0312 · Wiley-Liss Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1948
Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics: CAS Zone 1 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.51; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,230; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics is published by Wiley-Liss Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering, Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics publishes articles of broad interest in areas related to research conducted at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. This includes recent developments in partial differential equations, probability, mathematical physics, geometric analysis, algebraic geometry, computer and data science, and applied and computational mathematics. Readership Pure and applied mathematicians
· physicists
· computer scientists
· statisticians Keywords analysis, differential equations, partial differential equations, PDE, applied mathematics, Courant, numerical analysis, fluid dynamics, probability, pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, nonlinear equations, journal, online journal, Wiley Online Library Abstracting and Indexing Information Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest) CompuMath Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Current Contents: Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Current Index to Statistics (ASA/IMS) INSPEC (IET) Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Materials Science & Engineering Database (ProQuest) Mathematical Reviews/MathSciNet/Current Mathematical Publications (AMS) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-117 Research Library (ProQuest) Research Library Prep (ProQuest) Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Technology Collection (ProQuest) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) ZBMATH (Zentralblatt MATH)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Editor-in-chief Sylvia SerfatyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 12 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science11.1%
- Advanced Mathematical Physics ProblemsMathematics8.6%
- Nonlinear Partial Differential EquationsMathematics8.5%
- Geometric Analysis and Curvature FlowsMathematics6.9%
- Navier-Stokes equation solutionsMathematics6.8%
- Nonlinear Waves and SolitonsPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
- Numerical methods in inverse problemsMathematics4.3%
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsMathematics4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 3.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 264OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,503OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 39Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 137,192Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,399 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 29 | 17 |
| 2025 | 63 | 40 | 71 |
| 2024 | 63 | 37 | 214 |
| 2023 | 115 | 76 | 1,052 |
| 2022 | 62 | 26 | 660 |
| 2021 | 77 | 34 | 1,141 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 5,230 / EUR 4,380 / GBP 3,470 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints PREPRINT POLICY
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to non-commercial servers at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Liss Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1948
- ISSN
- 0010-3640
- Electronic ISSN
- 1097-0312
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 11 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics
What CAS zone is Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics is in Zone 1 of Mathematics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Mathematics / Mathematics, Applied; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.51; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 264.
How long does peer review take at Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics open access, and what is the APC?
Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,230.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .