Journal profile · Computer Science, Software Engineering
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE
ISSN 1365-8050 · Maison de l'informatique et des mathematiques discretes · FRANCE · Quarterly
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.48; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE is published by Maison de l'informatique et des mathematiques discretes 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 Combinatorial Mathematics, Advanced Graph Theory Research and semigroups and automata theory, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
DMTCS is an open-access scientific journal that has been online since 1998. It is a member of the Free Journal Network. DMTCS is organized as an overlay journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Software Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Combinatorial MathematicsMathematics16.9%
- Advanced Graph Theory ResearchComputer Science10.7%
- semigroups and automata theoryComputer Science6.9%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics5.3%
- graph theory and CDMA systemsEngineering4.8%
- Limits and Structures in Graph TheoryMathematics4.7%
- Graph Labeling and Dimension ProblemsComputer Science4.5%
- Algorithms and Data CompressionComputer Science4.5%
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 | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
| 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 | Computer Science, Software Engineering | 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 346OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,285 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 59 | 5 |
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | 22 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 58 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 86 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 115 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 126 |
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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship
Authors grant non-exclusive publication rights and retain their own rights. Model summary
Authors grant the journal non-exclusive publication rights and retain their own rights without restriction.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Originality required; no plagiarism or self-plagiarism. Model summary
The main results of your paper must not have appeared elsewhere in a journal, neither by yourself nor by somebody else. There is no excuse for plagiarism, not even self-plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Articles distributed under a Creative Commons CC-BY license. Model summary
The articles are distributed under a Creative Commons CC-BY license: users are free to copy, distribute, transmit.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access and Free Licenses
Open access peer-reviewed journal. Model summary
DMTCS is an open-access peer-reviewed journal. French institutions INRIA and CNRS sponsor the OA Episciences platform, which allows for a model without author or reader fees. All content is freely available without charge to the users or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Only direct submissions from authors are accepted; no third-party submissions. Model summary
We only deal with submissions by authors directly through this website. In particular, we do not accept submissions from third parties.
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
- Maison de l'informatique et des mathematiques discretes
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1365-8050
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE
What CAS zone is DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Software Engineering / 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 MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.48; CiteScore 1, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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 MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE open access, and what is the APC?
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .