Journal profile · MATHEMATICS
Journal of Commutative Algebra
ISSN 1939-0807 · eISSN 1939-2346 · Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium · UNITED STATES
Journal of Commutative Algebra: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.46; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Commutative Algebra is published by Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium 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 Commutative Algebra and Its Applications, Algebraic structures and combinatorial models and Rings, Modules, and Algebras, together about 51.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Algebra and Number Theory and Geometry and Topology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Commutative Algebra publishes significant results in the area of commutative algebra and closely related fields including algebraic number theory, algebraic geometry, representation theory, semigroups, and monoids. Our editors seek to publish articles in commutative algebra of the highest caliber and widest interest to the field, and much attention is paid to the potential appeal, novelty, and exposition of each submitted article. JCA does not accept papers that build incrementally on known results, or papers which are not of general interest to the (broadly construed) commutative algebra research community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Commutative Algebra and Its ApplicationsMathematics23.5%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics14.4%
- Rings, Modules, and AlgebrasMathematics13.5%
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics11.1%
- Polynomial and algebraic computationComputer Science10.8%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics7.1%
- Advanced Combinatorial MathematicsMathematics3.3%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics2.3%
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 | 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 | 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 | 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
- 0.46LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 543 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025 | 36 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 31 | 2 | 38 |
| 2023 | 38 | 10 | 57 |
| 2022 | 37 | 26 | 95 |
| 2021 | 36 | 28 | 88 |
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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX
- Not considered
- copyrighted; rejected papers resubmitted without explicit invitation
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
- Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1939-0807
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-2346
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Commutative Algebra
What CAS zone is Journal of Commutative Algebra in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Commutative Algebra is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics. 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 Journal of Commutative Algebra?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.46; CiteScore 1, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Commutative Algebra?
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 Journal of Commutative Algebra?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Commutative Algebra is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Commutative Algebra open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Commutative Algebra 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .