Journal profile · Mathematics
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society
ISSN 1446-7887 · eISSN 1446-8107 · Cambridge University Press · AUSTRALIA · Bi-monthly · Founded 2002
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Advanced Topics in Algebra and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 24.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.8%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics7.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7.4%
- Finite Group Theory ResearchMathematics7.1%
- Rings, Modules, and AlgebrasMathematics5.3%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics4.4%
- Advanced Algebra and LogicComputer Science4.3%
- Holomorphic and Operator TheoryMathematics4.1%
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 |
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
- 0.85LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 507OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 41 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024 | 36 | 27 | 29 |
| 2023 | 38 | 26 | 56 |
| 2022 | 42 | 29 | 104 |
| 2021 | 43 | 30 | 61 |
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
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleWe accept the following types of articles: Research ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific research Model summary
original, succinct, authoritative, and peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific research
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1446-7887
- Electronic ISSN
- 1446-8107
- Society / sponsor
- Australian Mathematical Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society 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 the Australian Mathematical Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.85; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society?
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 the Australian Mathematical Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .