Journal of Algebra

Journal of Algebra is published by Academic Press Inc. 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 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models, Advanced Topics in Algebra and Finite Group Theory Research, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology and Algebra and Number Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Algebra is a leading international journal and publishes papers that demonstrate high quality research results in algebra and related computational aspects. Only the very best and most interesting papers are to be considered for publication in the journal. With this in mind, it is important that the contribution offer a substantial result that will have a lasting effect upon the field. The journal also seeks work that presents innovative techniques that offer promising results for future research.The Computational Algebra Section provides an appropriate forum for contributions which make use of computer calculations and to broaden the scope of the Journal.The following papers are particularly welcome in the Computational Algebra section of the Journal of Algebra: Results obtained by computer calculations - to be suitable for publication such results must represent a major advance of mathematics. It is not sufficient to extend previous computations by means of higher computer power. Rather the contribution has to exhibit new methods and mathematical results to be accepted. Classifications of specific algebraic structures (in form of tables, if appropriate), which are not easily obtained and are useful to the algebraic community. Description and outcome of experiments, to put forward new conjectures, to support existing conjectures, or to give counter examples to existing conjectures. Papers emphasizing the constructive aspect of algebra, such as description and analysis of new algorithms (not program listings, nor, in the first instance, discussions of software development issues), improvements and extensions of existing algorithms, description of computational methods which are not algorithms in the strict sense (since, e.g., they need not terminate). Interactions between algebra and computer science, such as automatic structures, word problems and other decision problems in groups and semigroups, preferably, but not necessarily, with an emphasis on practicality, implementations, and performance of the related algorithms. Contributions are welcome from all areas of algebra, including algebraic geometry or algebraic number theory, if the emphasis is on the algebraic aspects.Contributions describing applications of algebraic results or methods, for example in coding theory, cryptography, or the algebraic theory of differential equations are highly welcome. An important general criterion for the publication of a paper in the Computational Algeb

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Mathematics

Editor-in-chief Gunter MallePublisher website

Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 9, United Kingdom 9, France 8, Mainland China 3, Germany 2 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

0.84LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

0.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

1.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

1.5Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.99LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.36LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

63LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

162OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

8,294OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.63OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

12.5%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

24.72%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

515LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)

2–4 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

8 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

First decision after review

109 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

Submission to acceptance

239 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

Acceptance to publication

5 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

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.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Academic Press Inc.

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

Multi-Language

Frequency

Semimonthly

ISSN

0021-8693

Electronic ISSN

1090-266X

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website