Journal profile · Mathematics
Journal of Computational Mathematics
ISSN 0254-9409 · eISSN 1991-7139 · Inst. of Computational Mathematics and Sc./Eng. Computing · PEOPLES R CHINA · Bimonthly · Founded 1983
Journal of Computational Mathematics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.19; subscription journal; APC about USD 1,200; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Computational Mathematics is published by Inst. of Computational Mathematics and Sc./Eng. Computing 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 Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics, Matrix Theory and Algorithms and Numerical methods for differential equations, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Numerical Analysis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Editor-in-chief Yu-Hong DaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 19 in mainland China (about 36%); most named Mainland China 19, United States 11, Hong Kong, China 5, France 3, Japan 2 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsEngineering16%
- Matrix Theory and AlgorithmsComputer Science10%
- Numerical methods for differential equationsMathematics8.6%
- Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsMathematics7.4%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering6.3%
- Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematics6%
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science5.6%
- Iterative Methods for Nonlinear EquationsMathematics4.1%
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 |
| 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 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | 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
- 1.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 298OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 7,855Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,188 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 25 | 3 |
| 2025 | 56 | 23 | 345 |
| 2024 | 60 | 42 | 106 |
| 2023 | 118 | 79 | 410 |
| 2022 | 56 | 18 | 222 |
| 2021 | 37 | 15 | 175 |
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)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 1,200 / USD 1,500 / USD 1,800 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- 1,200
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
Policy on the use of artificial intelligence Model summary
The Use of Artificial Intelligence Policy
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship & affiliations
Originality: work must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
List every author with their institutional affiliation, and include your ORCID iD so your article is credited to the right researcher profile.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Authors must declare funding sources and conflicts of interest. Model summary
Declare funding sources and any conflicts of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows platform-wide ethical policy on authorship, plagiarism, and misconduct. Model summary
Our journals follow the platform-wide ethical policy on authorship, plagiarism, and misconduct.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & licensing
Subscription journals: authors sign a Transfer of Copyright and Consent to Publish. Model summary
Rights depend on the journal’s publishing model. Subscription titles use a copyright transfer; open-access titles publish under a standard Creative Commons Attribution licence. Subscription journalsAuthors sign a Transfer of Copyright and Consent to Publish, which lets the publisher protect the work against unauthorised use and license its dissemination — print, offprints, electronic files, transl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publication charges & open access
Charges apply only on acceptance — never at submission. Our Diamond open-access journals are free to publish in and free to read; subscription journals carry a one-time Article Processing Charge. Journal typeArticle Processing ChargeOpen Access (Diamond) journalsFree — no chargeSubscription journals$1,200SCI-indexed subscription journals$1,500Communications in Computational Physics (CiCP)$1,800 Ch…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review & decisions
Manuscripts that pass the editorial office’s initial screening are assessed by independent referees under the journal’s review model (single- or double-anonymised, stated in each journal’s guide). You receive the referees’ reports with one of four decisions — accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject — and revised manuscripts are re-evaluated by the handling editor and, where needed, the o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Inst. of Computational Mathematics and Sc./Eng. Computing
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0254-9409
- Electronic ISSN
- 1991-7139
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computational Mathematics
What CAS zone is Journal of Computational Mathematics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Computational Mathematics is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics / 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Computational Mathematics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.19; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Computational Mathematics?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Computational Mathematics based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 19 (about 36%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (19), United States (11) and Hong Kong, China (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Computational Mathematics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Computational Mathematics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Computational Mathematics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Computational Mathematics is a subscription journal. APC about USD 1,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .