Journal profile · MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
Discrete Mathematics and Applications
ISSN 0924-9265 · eISSN 1569-3929 · Walter de Gruyter
Discrete Mathematics and Applications: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 2,712; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discrete Mathematics and Applications is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Coding theory and cryptography, semigroups and automata theory and graph theory and CDMA systems, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coding theory and cryptographyComputer Science12.1%
- semigroups and automata theoryComputer Science8.5%
- graph theory and CDMA systemsEngineering8.5%
- Advanced Algebra and LogicComputer Science8.2%
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsMathematics6.6%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science5.1%
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics3.6%
- Graph theory and applicationsMathematics3.6%
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, 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 60%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,943 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 39 | 3 | 36 |
| 2023 | 41 | 3 | 42 |
| 2022 | 47 | 8 | 40 |
| 2021 | 46 | 7 | 87 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 0924-9265
- Electronic ISSN
- 1569-3929
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Discrete Mathematics and Applications
What CAS zone is Discrete Mathematics and Applications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Discrete Mathematics and Applications is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
Which databases index Discrete Mathematics and Applications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discrete Mathematics and Applications is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Discrete Mathematics and Applications open access, and what is the APC?
Discrete Mathematics and Applications is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,712.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .