Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Mathematical Chemistry
ISSN 0259-9791 · eISSN 1572-8897 · Springer International Publishing · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1987
Journal of Mathematical Chemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,090; median 53 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mathematical Chemistry is published by Springer International Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Graph theory and applications, Computational Drug Discovery Methods and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Mathematical Chemistry (JOMC) publishes original, chemically important mathematical results which use non-routine mathematical methodologies often unfamiliar to the usual audience of mainstream experimental and theoretical chemistry journals. Furthermore JOMC publishes papers on novel applications of more familiar mathematical techniques and analyses of chemical problems which indicate the need for new mathematical approaches.Mathematical chemistry is a truly interdisciplinary subject, a field of rapidly growing importance. As chemistry becomes more and more amenable to mathematically rigorous study, it is likely that chemistry will also become an alert and demanding consumer of new mathematical results. The level of complexity of chemical problems is often very high, and modeling molecular behaviour and chemical reactions does require new mathematical approaches. Chemistry is witnessing an important shift in emphasis: simplistic models are no longer satisfactory, and more detailed mathematical understanding of complex chemical properties and phenomena are required. From theoretical chemistry and quantum chemistry to applied fields such as molecular modeling, drug design, molecular engineering, and the development of supramolecular structures, mathematical chemistry is an important discipline providing both explanations and predictions. JOMC has an important role in advancing chemistry to an era of detailed understanding of molecules and reactions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Paul G. MezeyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 6, Japan 4, Spain 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Graph theory and applicationsMathematics10.2%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science8.7%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy6.9%
- Numerical methods for differential equationsMathematics6.1%
- Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsChemistry5.3%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systemsPhysics and Astronomy4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,379OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 165,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,824 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 16 | 14 |
| 2025 | 64 | 16 | 120 |
| 2024 | 128 | 27 | 515 |
| 2023 | 118 | 23 | 693 |
| 2022 | 123 | 42 | 826 |
| 2021 | 116 | 36 | 962 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
53 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 29 days – 89 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 73 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (157 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,090 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- brief communicationoriginal papers, review papers, brief communications, letters to the editor Back to topLength not stated
- brief communicationsTypes of papers original papers, review papers, brief communications, letters to the editorLength not stated
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. Additional Information for Peer Review Process This journal is guided by the S…Length not stated
- letters to the editororiginal papers, review papers, brief communications, letters to the editor Back to topLength not stated
- original paperoriginal papers, review papers, brief communications, letters to the editor Back to topLength not stated
- original papersTypes of papers original papers, review papers, brief communications, letters to the editorLength not stated
- revieworiginal papers, review papers, brief communications, letters to the editor Back to topLength not stated
- review papersTypes of papers original papers, review papers, brief communications, letters to the editorLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Manuscript submission implies originality, not under consideration elsewhere, and approval by co-authors and authorities Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data, materials, software, and code must support published claims and comply with field standards Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permission required for previously published figures, tables, or text passages Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Additional Information for Peer Review Process
Single-anonymized peer review process Model summary
This journal is guided by the Springer Portfolio editorial peer review policy. The following types of contribution to this journal are peer-reviewed: Research, Review, Correspondence, Brief Report, Perspective Editorials and all forms of published correction may also be peer-reviewed at the discretion of the editors. Other contributed articles are not usually peer-reviewed. Nevertheless, articles …
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0259-9791
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-8897
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mathematical Chemistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Mathematical Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mathematical Chemistry is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary / Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Mathematical Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 84.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Mathematical Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 53 days (interquartile range 29–89 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Mathematical Chemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Mathematical Chemistry based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Japan (4) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Mathematical Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mathematical Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Mathematical Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mathematical Chemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,090.
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: .