Journal profile · Mathematics

JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES

ISSN 0024-6107 · eISSN 1469-7750 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly

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JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,930; median 284 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 337 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor1.3Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 2 · Mathematics2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Mathematics

Review time284 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 109 articles, last 24 months · Crossref

APCUSD 3,930Hybrid journal: charged only for open-access articles

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year3372025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Topics in Algebra, Mathematics and Applications and History and Theory of Mathematics, together about 20.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The <em>Journal of the London Mathematical Society</em> publishes leading research across a broad range of mathematics topics that present significant advances in mathematical knowledge.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Mathematics

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics7.3%
Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics6.9%
History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics6.5%
Advanced Topology and Set TheoryMathematics6.1%
Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics5.8%
Rings, Modules, and AlgebrasMathematics5.2%
Finite Group Theory ResearchMathematics5%
Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics4.7%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Mathematics	Zone 2
Minor	Mathematics	Zone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Mathematics	Zone 2
Minor	Mathematics	Zone 2

Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Mathematics	Zone 2
Minor	Mathematics	Zone 2

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: 1.3LetPub · 2026-09-13
Impact factor (publisher) 2025: 1.4Publisher website · 2026-09-29
CiteScore 2026-06: 1.7LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore (publisher) 2025: 1.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29
SJR 2026-06: 1.6LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 1.5LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 50LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 148OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 3,929OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.92OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 7.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 37.23%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 333LetPub · 2026-09-13
Articles per year (publisher) 2025: 312Publisher website · 2026-09-29
Downloads per year (publisher) 2025: 191,483Publisher website · 2026-09-29

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,273 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	335	250	53
2025	337	218	259
2024	233	159	518
2023	157	121	559
2022	208	137	1,156
2021	90	69	431

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 · 2024-10-05 to 2026-10-05

284 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 190 days – 380 days

Acceptance to online: median 34 days (109 articles)
Submission to online: median 325 days
Sample: 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (728 in the window); the latest was accepted on 2026-09-18

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): 6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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 3,930 / EUR 3,280 / GBP 2,620	—	—	2026-10-01

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.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Country or region: ENGLAND
Language: Multi-Language
Frequency: Bimonthly
ISSN: 0024-6107
Electronic ISSN: 1469-7750
Latest issue on the website: Volume 114, Issue 4 (October 2026)
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub
Special issues ↗Publisher website

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES

What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.3; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 148.

How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES?

Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 284 days (interquartile range 190–380 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES open access, and what is the APC?

JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,930.

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: 2026-10-01.