Journal profile · Mathematics-Computational Mathematics
COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS
ISSN 2238-3603 · eISSN 1807-0302 · Springer International Publishing · BRAZIL · Founded 2013
COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 175 days to acceptance (117 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 515 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Matrix Theory and Algorithms and Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research, together about 26.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Numerical Analysis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1981, Computational and Applied Mathematics (COAM) is the main scientific journal of the Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics (SBMAC) . Since its creation, the journal has served as a forum for high-quality research at the interface between mathematics, computation, science, engineering and technology, reflecting the development and consolidation of computational and applied mathematics in Brazil and abroad. The journal publishes original research contributions with emphasis on works that combine mathematical depth, methodological rigor, computational relevance, and meaningful applications. Contributions may address the development of new analytical and numerical methods, computational techniques, models, algorithms, or applications motivated by concrete problems arising in the natural sciences, engineering, industry, economics, finance, data science, and the social and life sciences. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following major areas: applied mathematical analysis; control theory and partial differential equations; graphs and discrete mathematics; mathematical modelling; numerical linear algebra; optimization and operations research; probability and stochastic methods; and numerical analysis. Within these areas, the journal welcomes contributions involving theoretical developments, rigorous analysis, computational methods, algorithmic advances, simulation, data-informed modelling, and applications to relevant scientific, technological, industrial, economic, environmental, and societal problems. The journal seeks papers that offer clear advances in originality, depth, relevance, and methodological soundness. Submissions should present a well-defined contribution, supported by rigorous mathematical analysis, reliable computational evidence, or convincing modelling and validation when appropriate. Papers applying existing methods are expected to demonstrate significant novelty, either through new theoretical insight, improved computational performance, or a substantive contribution to the understanding of a relevant applied problem. Manuscripts are expected to go beyond routine applications, purely formal extensions, or incremental numerical experiments. When the main contribution is application-oriented, the manuscript should provide a well-motivated problem, appropriate validation, and convincing empirical, computational, or theoretical evidence. Submissions that merely apply standard techni
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Computational Mathematics
Editor-in-chief José Eduardo Souza dePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 10%); most named Brazil 19, Italy 8, Mainland China 7, France 7, Spain 6 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMathematics12%
- Matrix Theory and AlgorithmsComputer Science7.6%
- Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematics7%
- Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsMathematics6.8%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences5.5%
- Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsEngineering5.4%
- Numerical methods for differential equationsMathematics5.3%
- Iterative Methods for Nonlinear EquationsMathematics4.8%
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, Applied | 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, Applied | 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, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexzbMATHDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,109OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 536LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 336,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,038 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 339 | 77 | 109 |
| 2025 | 515 | 73 | 1,011 |
| 2024 | 513 | 83 | 2,284 |
| 2023 | 378 | 65 | 2,623 |
| 2022 | 416 | 52 | 4,391 |
| 2021 | 346 | 67 | 3,962 |
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
175 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 125 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (117 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 209 days
- Sample
- 117 articles with submission and acceptance dates (970 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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 3,390 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs cannot be authors Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data transparency requested Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Computational and Applied Mathematics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestions allowed Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening may be used Model summary
the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 2238-3603
- Electronic ISSN
- 1807-0302
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS
What CAS zone is COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mathematics, Applied. 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 COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 117 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 175 days (interquartile range 125–242 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 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 COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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 COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (19), Italy (8) and Mainland China (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, zbMATH, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS open access, and what is the APC?
COMPUTATIONAL & APPLIED MATHEMATICS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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: .