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Journal of Fractal Geometry
ISSN 2308-1309 · eISSN 2308-1317 · EUROPEAN MATHEMATICAL SOC-EMS · GERMANY
Journal of Fractal Geometry: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.45; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 73 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Fractal Geometry is published by EUROPEAN MATHEMATICAL SOC-EMS and is in Zone 3 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals, advanced mathematical theories and Advanced Topology and Set Theory, together about 48.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Fractal Geometry is dedicated to publishing high quality contributions to fractal geometry and related subjects, or to mathematics in areas where fractal properties play an important role. Such topics include: Self-similarity (broadly interpreted), iterated functions systems Analysis and partial differential equations on fractal domains and domains with fractal boundaries Multifractality Harmonic analysis, including wavelet theory Spectral and fractal geometry, direct and inverse problems, fractal spectra Dynamical systems, including complex dynamics and symbolic dynamics Probability theory and stochastic processes, including SLE and percolation theory Number theory and fractal geometry, including zeta functions and Diophantine approximation Geometric measure theory and potential theory Metric measure spaces, including nonsmooth differential calculus Graph theory and other aspects of discrete mathematics, metric and quantum graphs Operator algebras and noncommutative fractal geometry Self-similar groups and finite automata, quasicrystals, nonarchimedean analysis Limit sets of Fuchsian and Kleinian groups, Apollonian packings Experimental mathematics and numerical approximations Applications to physics, computer science, life sciences, geophysics, economics/finance, and other sciences
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS
Editor-in-chief Michel L. LapidusPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics34.6%
- advanced mathematical theoriesMathematics7.2%
- Advanced Topology and Set TheoryMathematics7%
- Topological and Geometric Data AnalysisComputer Science5.4%
- Theoretical and Computational PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy4.1%
- Geometric and Algebraic TopologyMathematics3.4%
- semigroups and automata theoryComputer Science3.4%
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsMathematics2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.45LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 29 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 65 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 62 |
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 73 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 73 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- original research articlesThe Journal of Fractal Geometry accepts submissions containing original research articles and short communications.Length not stated
- research expository or survey articlesOccasionally research expository or survey articles will also be published.Length not stated
- short communicationsThe Journal of Fractal Geometry accepts submissions containing original research articles and short communications.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Data availability
Papers with extensive numerical computations must have associated website or be posted on public repository with data at submission. Model summary
Papers based on extensive numerical computations must either have an associated website where all the data may be accessed or else must be posted (in expanded form, with the numerical data as an appendix) on a public repository (such as the arXiv), upon the time of submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Manuscripts must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submission of a manuscript implies that it has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Open access articles published under CC-BY 4.0 license. Model summary
Open access articles are published under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Subscribe to Open (S2O) journal; articles may be published open access with no author fees or article processing charges. Model summary
The Journal of Fractal Geometry is a Subscribe to Open (S2O) journal, which means that articles may be published open access. There are no author fees or article processing charges associated with this model of open access. Open access articles are published under the CC-BY 4.0 license. The articles that are not published with proper open access, are granted the so-called green open access, meanin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single blind peer review conducted by external reviewers selected by the editorial board. Model summary
The Journal of Fractal Geometry operates a single blind peer review process conducted by external reviewers selected by the editorial board.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Non-open-access articles granted green open access; authors' final version can be posted in repositories without embargo; papers become freely accessible after five years. Model summary
The articles that are not published with proper open access, are granted the so-called green open access, meaning that the authors’ final version, not edited by the publisher yet, can be posted in institutional or other repositories, as well as on the authors’ institutional web pages without any embargo. These papers become freely accessible – but remain copyright protected – after five years.
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
- EUROPEAN MATHEMATICAL SOC-EMS
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2308-1309
- Electronic ISSN
- 2308-1317
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Fractal Geometry
What CAS zone is Journal of Fractal Geometry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Fractal Geometry is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 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 Fractal Geometry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.45; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Fractal Geometry?
Authors report an average review time of about 73 weeks. 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 Fractal Geometry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Fractal Geometry is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Fractal Geometry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Fractal Geometry is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .