Journal profile · Mathematics
Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan
ISSN 0025-5645 · eISSN 1881-1167 · Mathematical Society of Japan - Kobe University · JAPAN · Quarterly
Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.52; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan is published by Mathematical Society of Japan - Kobe University 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 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory, Advanced Algebra and Geometry and Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan (JMSJ) was founded in 1948 and is published quarterly by the Mathematical Society of Japan (MSJ). It covers a wide range of pure mathematics. To maintain high standards, research articles in the journal are selected by the editorial board with the aid of distinguished international referees. Electronic access to the articles is offered through Project Euclid and J-STAGE. We provide free access to back issues three years after publication (available also at Online Index).
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics9.4%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics7.5%
- Geometric Analysis and Curvature FlowsMathematics7.1%
- Geometric and Algebraic TopologyMathematics7%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics7%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics5.9%
- Geometry and complex manifoldsMathematics5.4%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics4.4%
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
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
- 0.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,341OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,571 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 19 | 8 |
| 2025 | 50 | 11 | 25 |
| 2024 | 39 | 4 | 36 |
| 2023 | 36 | 12 | 58 |
| 2022 | 52 | 38 | 121 |
| 2021 | 54 | 45 | 212 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Mathematical Society of Japan - Kobe University
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0025-5645
- Electronic ISSN
- 1881-1167
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan
What CAS zone is Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan 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 the Mathematical Society of Japan?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.52; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan?
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 Mathematical Society of Japan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .