Journal profile · Physics, Mathematical
Inverse Problems and Imaging
ISSN 1930-8337 · eISSN 1930-8345 · American Institute of Mathematical Sciences · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2007
Inverse Problems and Imaging: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 73 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Inverse Problems and Imaging is published by American Institute of Mathematical Sciences 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 Numerical methods in inverse problems, Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis and Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Inverse Problems and Imaging publishes research articles of the highest quality that employ innovative mathematical and modeling techniques to study inverse and imaging problems arising in engineering and other sciences. Every published paper has a strong mathematical orientation employing methods from such areas as control theory, discrete mathematics, differential geometry, harmonic analysis, functional analysis, integral geometry, mathematical physics, numerical analysis, optimization, partial differential equations, and stochastic and statistical methods. The field of applications includes medical and other imaging, nondestructive testing, geophysical prospection and remote sensing as well as image analysis and image processing. This journal is committed to recording important new results in its field and will maintain the highest standards of innovation and quality. To be published in this journal, a paper must be correct, novel, nontrivial and of interest to a substantial number of researchers and readers.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Physics, Mathematical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Numerical methods in inverse problemsMathematics25.5%
- Microwave Imaging and Scattering AnalysisEngineering9.9%
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science8.2%
- Image and Signal Denoising MethodsComputer Science7.4%
- Sparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesEngineering6.7%
- Electrical and Bioimpedance TomographyEngineering4.3%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine3.8%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science3.5%
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, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Mathematical | 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, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Mathematical | Zone 3 |
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, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Mathematical | 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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 429OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,105 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 48 | 16 |
| 2025 | 73 | 72 | 45 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 135 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 290 |
| 2022 | 73 | 46 | 397 |
| 2021 | 69 | 22 | 463 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1930-8337
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-8345
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Inverse Problems and Imaging
What CAS zone is Inverse Problems and Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Inverse Problems and Imaging is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics, Applied / Physics, Mathematical. 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 Inverse Problems and Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.6; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Inverse Problems and Imaging?
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 Inverse Problems and Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Inverse Problems and Imaging is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Inverse Problems and Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Inverse Problems and Imaging is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .