Journal profile · MATHEMATICS
Contributions to Discrete Mathematics
ISSN 1715-0868 · University of Calgary Press · CANADA
Contributions to Discrete Mathematics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.67; fully open access; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contributions to Discrete Mathematics is published by University of Calgary Press 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 Graph Theory Research, Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics and graph theory and CDMA systems, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We publish research articles written in English in areas such as combinatorics and graph theory, discrete and computational geometry, discrete optimization and operations research, theoretical computer science, and coding and communication theory. In particular, the following topics (2000 AMS classification numbers in parentheses): Mathematical logic and universal algebra (03B, 03C, 08) Applications of logic to algebra and computer science (03B, 03D, 03G) Set theory (03E) Designs (05B, 51E) Sphere packings, coverings and arrangements (05B, 52C) Geometric and algebraic combinatorics (05E) Partially ordered sets and lattices (06A, 06B) Diophantine approximation (11J) Cryptography, especially algebraic and number theoretic methods (11T, 14G) Computational number theory (11Y) Linear and nonlinear equations in matrices and operators (15A, 47A, 47J) Discrete geometry including the theory of polytopes and rigidity (32F, 52B, 52C) Operator theory with discrete aspects (46N, 47A) Combinatorial and finite geometry (51D, 51E) Computational geometry including computational convexity (52B, 65D)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS
Editor-in-chief Karoly BezdekPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Graph Theory ResearchComputer Science11.7%
- Advanced Combinatorial MathematicsMathematics10.1%
- graph theory and CDMA systemsEngineering8.6%
- Graph Labeling and Dimension ProblemsComputer Science8.1%
- Advanced Mathematical IdentitiesMathematics7.3%
- Limits and Structures in Graph TheoryMathematics5.9%
- Graph theory and applicationsMathematics5.9%
- Finite Group Theory ResearchMathematics4.6%
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
- 0.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 11 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 51 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 31 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 90 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides open access to all of it content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Such access is associated with increased readership and increased citation of an author's work. For more information on this approach, see the Public Knowledge Project, which has designed this system to improve the scholarly an…
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
- University of Calgary Press
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1715-0868
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contributions to Discrete Mathematics
What CAS zone is Contributions to Discrete Mathematics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contributions to Discrete Mathematics 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 Contributions to Discrete Mathematics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.67; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 9.
Which databases index Contributions to Discrete Mathematics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contributions to Discrete Mathematics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Contributions to Discrete Mathematics open access, and what is the APC?
Contributions to Discrete Mathematics is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .