Journal profile · MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
Journal of Combinatorics
ISSN 2156-3527 · eISSN 2150-959X · International Press, Inc.
Journal of Combinatorics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Combinatorics is published by International Press, Inc. 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 Combinatorial Mathematics, Advanced Graph Theory Research and Limits and Structures in Graph Theory, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics and Geometry and Topology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Combinatorial MathematicsMathematics14.8%
- Advanced Graph Theory ResearchComputer Science12.7%
- Limits and Structures in Graph TheoryMathematics11.8%
- Advanced Mathematical IdentitiesMathematics6.9%
- Graph theory and applicationsMathematics5.8%
- Graph Labeling and Dimension ProblemsComputer Science5.8%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics5.5%
- graph theory and CDMA systemsEngineering5.5%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 459 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 22 | 4 | 12 |
| 2023 | 15 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 38 | 11 | 56 |
| 2021 | 27 | 19 | 46 |
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
- International Press, Inc.
- ISSN
- 2156-3527
- Electronic ISSN
- 2150-959X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Combinatorics
What CAS zone is Journal of Combinatorics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Combinatorics is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Combinatorics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Combinatorics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Combinatorics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of 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; 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: .