Journal profile · MATHEMATICS
EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences
ISSN 2308-2151 · eISSN 2308-216X · European Mathematical Society Publishing House · Germany
EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 39 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences is published by European Mathematical Society Publishing House 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 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory, Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology and Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences is dedicated to publishing authoritative surveys and high-level expositions in all areas of mathematical sciences. It is a peer-reviewed periodical which communicates advances of mathematical knowledge to give rise to greater progress and cross-fertilization of ideas. Surveys should be written in a style accessible to a broad audience, and might include ideas on conceivable applications or conceptual problems posed by the contents of the survey.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS
Editor-in-chief Matthias AschenbrennerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics10.8%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics8.1%
- Spectral Theory in Mathematical PhysicsMathematics7%
- Geometric and Algebraic TopologyMathematics6.5%
- Nonlinear Waves and SolitonsPhysics and Astronomy5.4%
- Geometry and complex manifoldsMathematics5.4%
- Geometric Analysis and Curvature FlowsMathematics4.9%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics4.9%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 122 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 31 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 43 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 113 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 211 |
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 39 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 39 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 |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX
- Not considered
- preprints
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Adheres to the European Mathematical Society's Code of Practice and the publisher's Code of Conduct and Publishing Ethics. Model summary
The journal is owned by the European Mathematical Society and it adheres to its Code of Practice and the publisher's Code of Conduct and Publishing Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Issues published between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2026 are accessible as open access under the Subscribe to Open model. Model summary
The EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences 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 acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single blind peer review conducted by external reviewers selected by the editorial board. Model summary
The EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences operate a single blind peer review process conducted by external reviewers selected by the editorial board.
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
- European Mathematical Society Publishing House
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2308-2151
- Electronic ISSN
- 2308-216X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences
What CAS zone is EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 39 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 EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences 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: .