Journal profile · MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Mathematical and Computational Applications
ISSN 1300-686X · eISSN 2297-8747 · MDPI AG · Switzerland
Mathematical and Computational Applications: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 141 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mathematical and Computational Applications is published by MDPI AG 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 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Nonlinear Waves and Solitons and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, together about 22.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Numerical Analysis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AimsMathematical and Computational Applications (MCA) (ISSN 2297-8747; ISSN 1300-686X for printed edition) is devoted to original research in the field of engineering, natural sciences, or social sciences where mathematical and/or computational techniques are necessary for solving specific problems. MCA provides an advanced forum for studies related to applications of mathematical and/or computational techniques. It mainly publishes reviews, regular research papers, and short communications.The aim of MCA is to provide a medium through which a wide range of experiences can be exchanged among researchers from diverse fields such as engineering (electrical, mechanical, civil, industrial, aeronautical, nuclear, etc.), natural sciences (physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, etc.) or social sciences (administrative sciences, economics, political sciences, etc.). Papers may be theoretical, where mathematics is used in a nontrivial way, computational, or a combination of both. Each paper submitted will be reviewed, and only papers of the highest quality that contain original ideas and research will be published. The journal has no restrictions regarding the maximum length of papers. Authors are encouraged to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible so that the results may be reproduced. Manuscripts concerning new and innovative research proposals and ideas are particularly welcome; software, datasets, or instructive videos complementing the research may be uploaded as supplementary materials.Scope Applied mathematics Classical mechanics Computational fluid dynamics Computational techniques Differential equations Dynamical systems Evolutionary algorithms Finite element methods Machine learning and data mining Mathematical modelling Neural networks Numerical analysis Numerical simulation Optimization and control Statistics MDPI Publication Ethics Statement MDPI is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). MDPI takes the responsibility to enforce a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. Unfortunately, cases of plagiarism, data falsification, inappropriate authorship credit, and the like, do arise. MDPI takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously and our editors are trained to proceed in such cases with a zero tolerance policy. To verify the originality of content submitted to our jour
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Editor-in-chief SISSA MathLabPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Italy 9, Germany 4, United States 3, France 3, Portugal 3 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMathematics11.7%
- Nonlinear Waves and SolitonsPhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering5.3%
- Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsMathematics5.3%
- Numerical methods for differential equationsMathematics5%
- Iterative Methods for Nonlinear EquationsMathematics5%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering4.8%
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignDecision Sciences4.3%
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, Interdisciplinary Applications | 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, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
- CiteScore Q2 · Applied Mathematics
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 380OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 139LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,901 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 201 | 201 | 46 |
| 2025 | 141 | 141 | 310 |
| 2024 | 122 | 122 | 481 |
| 2023 | 111 | 111 | 640 |
| 2022 | 115 | 115 | 1,212 |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | 626 |
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)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23.3 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3.9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 1,400 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | CHF 1,400 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted18
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
MDPI follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines which state that, in order to qualify for authorship of a manuscript, the following criteria should be observed: Make substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; Draft the work or review it critically for important intel…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
According to The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, “Authors should avoid entering into agreements with study sponsors, both for-profit and non-profit, that interfere with authors’ access to all of the study’s data or that interfere with their ability to analyze and interpret the data and to prepare and publish manuscripts independently when and where they choose.” All authors mus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statements are required for all articles published with MDPI. During the peer review and editorial decision process, authors can be asked to share existing datasets or raw data that have been analyzed in the manuscript, and whether they will be made available to other researchers following publication. Authors will also be asked for the details of any existing datasets that have …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics Statement
MCA is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We fully adhere to its Code of Conduct and to its Best Practice Guidelines. The editors of this journal enforce a rigorous peer review process together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. Unfortunately, cases of plagiarism, data falsification, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright / Open Access
Articles published in MCA will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The copyright is retained by the author(s). MDPI will insert the following note at the end of the published text: © 2026 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and condit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publication fees
If you transfer your manuscript to another open access (OA) journal, you will be charged an Article Processing Charge (APC) if your article is accepted for publication. The APC for each journal can be found on the individual journal’s website. For more information about APCs, please see here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial Process and Peer Review
All submissions are thoroughly peer-reviewed by experts within the field and undergo a structured editorial workflow designed to ensure quality, transparency, and scientific integrity. The full editorial procedure is available on the Editorial Process page and is also provided below. Pre-check Pre-check consists of a technical pre-check performed by the Editorial Office and an editorial pre-check …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints and Conference Papers
MCA accepts submissions that have previously been made available as preprints provided that they have not undergone peer review. A preprint is a draft version of a paper made available online before submission to a journal. MDPI operates Preprints, a preprint server to which submitted papers can be uploaded directly after completing journal submission. Note that Preprints operates independently of…
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
- MDPI AG
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1300-686X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2297-8747
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mathematical and Computational Applications
What CAS zone is Mathematical and Computational Applications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mathematical and Computational Applications is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications. 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 Mathematical and Computational Applications?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Mathematical and Computational Applications?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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.
What JCR quartile is Mathematical and Computational Applications in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications Q2. JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Mathematics.
What are the manuscript requirements of Mathematical and Computational Applications?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Mathematical and Computational Applications based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (9), Germany (4) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mathematical and Computational Applications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mathematical and Computational Applications is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Mathematical and Computational Applications open access, and what is the APC?
Mathematical and Computational Applications is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .