Journal profile · MATHEMATICS
Kyoto Journal of Mathematics
ISSN 2156-2261 · eISSN 2154-3321 · Kyoto University · JAPAN
Kyoto Journal of Mathematics: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.98; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kyoto Journal of Mathematics is published by Kyoto 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 Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology, together about 26.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The "Kyoto Journal of Mathematics", published quarterly by Duke University Press, is an international journal mainly for pure mathematics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics11%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics8.6%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics7.1%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics6.9%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics6.4%
- advanced mathematical theoriesMathematics5%
- Differential Equations and Boundary ProblemsMathematics4.5%
- Advanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringComputer Science4.3%
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
- 0.98LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 759OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,600 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 25 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024 | 25 | 6 | 45 |
| 2023 | 35 | 15 | 107 |
| 2022 | 35 | 12 | 65 |
| 2021 | 19 | 17 | 72 |
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
- Kyoto University
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2156-2261
- Electronic ISSN
- 2154-3321
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kyoto Journal of Mathematics
What CAS zone is Kyoto Journal of Mathematics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kyoto Journal of Mathematics 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 Kyoto Journal of Mathematics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.98; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Kyoto Journal of Mathematics?
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 Kyoto Journal of Mathematics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kyoto Journal of Mathematics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Kyoto Journal of Mathematics open access, and what is the APC?
Kyoto Journal of Mathematics 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, 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: .