Journal profile · Mathematics
Journal of Topology
ISSN 1753-8416 · eISSN 1753-8424 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Journal of Topology: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,930; median 479 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Topology 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 Geometric and Algebraic Topology, Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology and Algebraic structures and combinatorial models, together about 49.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The <em>Journal of Topology</em> is an LMS journal publishing papers of high quality and significance in topology, geometry, and adjacent areas of mathematics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geometric and Algebraic TopologyMathematics21.6%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics20.7%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics7.5%
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics6.2%
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics5.1%
- Advanced Operator Algebra ResearchMathematics5.1%
- Advanced Combinatorial MathematicsMathematics4.8%
- Geometry and complex manifoldsMathematics4.2%
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: noReview 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
- 1.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 317OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 40Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 47,008Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 981 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 36 | 12 |
| 2025 | 49 | 36 | 16 |
| 2024 | 60 | 39 | 154 |
| 2023 | 47 | 38 | 149 |
| 2022 | 67 | 31 | 307 |
| 2021 | 37 | 24 | 182 |
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
479 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 315 days – 655 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 536 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (108 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)
- 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 3,930 / EUR 3,280 / GBP 2,620 | — | — |
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
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1753-8416
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-8424
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Topology
What CAS zone is Journal of Topology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Topology 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 Topology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.54; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Topology?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 479 days (interquartile range 315–655 days); 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 Topology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Topology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Topology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Topology 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: .