Journal profile · Mathematics
Indiana University Mathematics Journal
ISSN 0022-2518 · Indiana University · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Indiana University Mathematics Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.27; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indiana University Mathematics Journal is published by Indiana University and is in Zone 2 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering, Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Applied Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Indiana University Mathematics Journal (ISSN 0022-2518) is a journal of mathematics published by Indiana University. Since its inception in 1952, the IUMJ Mathematical Journal has constituted 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
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science9.2%
- Geometric Analysis and Curvature FlowsMathematics8.1%
- Nonlinear Partial Differential EquationsMathematics7.8%
- Holomorphic and Operator TheoryMathematics7.1%
- Advanced Mathematical Physics ProblemsMathematics5%
- Geometry and complex manifoldsMathematics4.4%
- Advanced Harmonic Analysis ResearchMathematics4.4%
- Navier-Stokes equation solutionsMathematics4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
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
- 1.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,296OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,892 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 54 | 7 | 21 |
| 2024 | 56 | 12 | 108 |
| 2023 | 73 | 31 | 359 |
| 2022 | 82 | 27 | 503 |
| 2021 | 86 | 53 | 672 |
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 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- USD 15
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
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
Original work only; not copyrighted, published, or submitted elsewhere. Model summary
Submission implies that the paper has not been copyrighted, published, or submitted elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Fulltext of all articles published under the various incarnations of this journal is available on the site. Model summary
The fulltext of all articles published under the various incarnations of this journal is available here.
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
- Indiana University
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0022-2518
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indiana University Mathematics Journal
What CAS zone is Indiana University Mathematics Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indiana University Mathematics Journal is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Indiana University Mathematics Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.27; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 141.
How long does peer review take at Indiana University Mathematics Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; 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 Indiana University Mathematics Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indiana University Mathematics Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Indiana University Mathematics Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Indiana University Mathematics 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: .