Journal profile · Mathematics
Duke Mathematical Journal
ISSN 0012-7094 · eISSN 1547-7398 · Duke University Press · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1935
Duke Mathematical Journal: CAS Zone 1 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.07; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Duke Mathematical Journal is published by Duke University Press and is in Zone 1 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory, Advanced Algebra and Geometry and Advanced Topics in Algebra, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since its inception in 1935 by Duke University Press, the Duke Mathematical Journal is one of the world's leading mathematical journals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics11.5%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics10%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics5.7%
- Geometric and Algebraic TopologyMathematics5.6%
- Geometric Analysis and Curvature FlowsMathematics5.1%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics4.9%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics4.7%
- Geometry and complex manifoldsMathematics4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ArticleFirst, Current Index to Statistics (Online), Referativnyi Zhurnal, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies
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
- 3.07LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2021
- 2.72Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,845 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 25 | 12 |
| 2025 | 65 | 15 | 108 |
| 2024 | 61 | 18 | 322 |
| 2023 | 60 | 32 | 823 |
| 2022 | 68 | 36 | 1,030 |
| 2021 | 64 | 39 | 1,081 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Authors must make standard copyright assignments once the paper has been accepted. Model summary
Authors must make standard copyright assignments once the paper has been accepted.
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
- Duke University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1935
- ISSN
- 0012-7094
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-7398
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Duke Mathematical Journal
What CAS zone is Duke Mathematical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Duke Mathematical Journal is in Zone 1 of Mathematics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Mathematics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Duke Mathematical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.07; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 190.
How long does peer review take at Duke Mathematical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Duke Mathematical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Duke Mathematical Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Duke Mathematical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Duke Mathematical Journal is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .