Journal profile · Mathematics
Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems
ISSN 1078-0947 · eISSN 1553-5231 · American Institute of Mathematical Sciences · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1995
Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.02; fully open access; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 209 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems is published by American Institute of Mathematical Sciences 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 Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals, Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Applied Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
DCDS, series A includes peer-reviewed original papers and invited expository papers on the theory and methods of analysis, differential equations and dynamical systems. This journal is committed to recording important new results in its field and maintains the highest standards of innovation and quality. To be published in this journal, an original paper must be correct, new, nontrivial and of interest to a substantial number of readers.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics10.4%
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science9.8%
- Nonlinear Partial Differential EquationsMathematics9.6%
- Advanced Mathematical Physics ProblemsMathematics8.9%
- Stability and Controllability of Differential EquationsEngineering7.8%
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systemsPhysics and Astronomy6.7%
- Navier-Stokes equation solutionsMathematics4.8%
- Advanced Differential Equations and Dynamical SystemsMathematics4.6%
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 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,197OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 137LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,569 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 163 | 35 |
| 2025 | 209 | 209 | 158 |
| 2024 | 174 | 174 | 341 |
| 2023 | 159 | 159 | 535 |
| 2022 | 196 | 196 | 859 |
| 2021 | 201 | 201 | 1,010 |
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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1078-0947
- Electronic ISSN
- 1553-5231
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems
What CAS zone is Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics / Mathematics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.02; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems 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; 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: .