Journal profile · Mathematics
Hiroshima Mathematical Journal
ISSN 0018-2079 · Hiroshima University · JAPAN · Tri-annual
Hiroshima Mathematical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.56; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hiroshima Mathematical Journal is published by Hiroshima University 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 Topics in Algebra, Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering and Differential Equations and Numerical Methods, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal publishes high-quality research articles in pure and applied mathematics, following a rigorous peer-review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics8.5%
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science7%
- Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsMathematics5.8%
- Differential Equations and Boundary ProblemsMathematics5.6%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics5.4%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics5.1%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics5%
- Geometric and Algebraic TopologyMathematics4.6%
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 | 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 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 | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.56LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 493OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,155 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
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 ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX
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
- Hiroshima University
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 0018-2079
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hiroshima Mathematical Journal
What CAS zone is Hiroshima Mathematical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hiroshima Mathematical Journal is in Zone 4 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.
What is the impact factor of Hiroshima Mathematical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.56; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Hiroshima Mathematical Journal?
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 Hiroshima Mathematical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hiroshima Mathematical Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Hiroshima Mathematical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Hiroshima Mathematical Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .