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Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics
ISSN 1430-189X · eISSN 2567-3785 · Institut fur Informatik, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen
Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics: subscription journal; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics is published by Institut fur Informatik, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are semigroups and automata theory, Algorithms and Data Compression and Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms, together about 51.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics is a forum for research in all areas of the field, from theory to applications and relations to other subjects.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- semigroups and automata theoryComputer Science30.5%
- Algorithms and Data CompressionComputer Science11.9%
- Computability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsComputer Science9.4%
- Petri Nets in System ModelingComputer Science5.7%
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science4.7%
- Advanced Graph Theory ResearchComputer Science4.6%
- Advanced Algebra and LogicComputer Science4.5%
- Formal Methods in VerificationComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics | Q3 | 63/99 | 36th |
| Computational Theory and Mathematics | Q4 | 157/203 | 22nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,290 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 52 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 49 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 109 |
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.
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
- Institut fur Informatik, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen
- ISSN
- 1430-189X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2567-3785
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics
Which databases index Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics 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, 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: .