Journal profile · MATHEMATICS
Elemente der Mathematik
ISSN 0013-6018 · eISSN 1420-8962 · EMS Press · Germany
Elemente der Mathematik: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 69 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Elemente der Mathematik is published by EMS 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 Mathematics and Applications, History and Theory of Mathematics and Digital Innovation in Industries, together about 47.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Elemente der Mathematik publishes survey articles and short notes about important developments in the field of mathematics; stimulating shorter communications that tackle more specialized questions; and papers that report on the latest advances in mathematics and applications in other disciplines. The journal does not focus on basic research. Rather, its articles seek to convey to a wide circle of readers – teachers, students, engineers, professionals in industry and administration – the relevance, intellectual challenge and vitality of mathematics today. The Problems Section, covering a diverse range of exercises of varying degrees of difficulty, encourages an active grappling with mathematical problems. The journal's books and software reviews are additional features that serve to keep readers attuned to what is new and exciting on all mathematical fronts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics20.1%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics16%
- Digital Innovation in IndustriesBusiness, Management and Accounting11.8%
- Analytic Number Theory ResearchMathematics4.3%
- Advanced Mathematical Theories and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy3.8%
- Advanced Mathematical IdentitiesMathematics3.2%
- Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and GeometryEngineering3%
- Mathematical and Theoretical AnalysisMathematics3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 848 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 42 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 3 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 10 |
| 2021 | 49 | 19 | 31 |
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 69 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 69 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Originality requirement. Model summary
Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published before and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC-BY 4.0 for OA articles. Model summary
Open access articles are published under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Subscribe to Open model, no APC. Model summary
The Elemente der Mathematik is a Subscribe to Open (S2O) journal, which means that articles may be published open access. There are no author fees or article processing charges associated with this model of open access. Open access articles are published under the CC-BY 4.0 license. The articles that are not published with proper open access, are granted the so-called green open access, meaning th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
Your paper will be refereed in a double-blind review process and thereafter accepted, returned for revision or rejected.
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
- EMS Press
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, French, Italian, German
- ISSN
- 0013-6018
- Electronic ISSN
- 1420-8962
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Elemente der Mathematik
What CAS zone is Elemente der Mathematik in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Elemente der Mathematik is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics. 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.
How long does peer review take at Elemente der Mathematik?
Authors report an average review time of about 69 weeks. 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 Elemente der Mathematik?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Elemente der Mathematik is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Elemente der Mathematik open access, and what is the APC?
Elemente der Mathematik 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .