Journal profile · Mathematics
Mathematical Research Letters
ISSN 1073-2780 · eISSN 1945-001X · International Press of Boston, Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Mathematical Research Letters: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.65; subscription journal; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mathematical Research Letters is published by International Press of Boston, Inc. 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 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory, Advanced Algebra and Geometry and Geometric and Algebraic Topology, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Dedicated to publication of complete and important papers of original research in all areas of mathematics. Expository papers and research announcements of exceptional interest are also occasionally published. High standards are applied in evaluating submissions; the entire editorial board must approve the acceptance of any paper.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics13.8%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics10.1%
- Geometric and Algebraic TopologyMathematics7.6%
- Geometry and complex manifoldsMathematics7.6%
- Geometric Analysis and Curvature FlowsMathematics6.6%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics6.4%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics6.1%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics3.8%
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 | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,217OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,521 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 66 | 22 | 22 |
| 2024 | 67 | 20 | 117 |
| 2023 | 69 | 40 | 173 |
| 2022 | 69 | 15 | 215 |
| 2021 | 76 | 37 | 444 |
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 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
- International Press of Boston, Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1073-2780
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-001X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mathematical Research Letters
What CAS zone is Mathematical Research Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mathematical Research Letters is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mathematical Research Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.65; CiteScore 1, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Mathematical Research Letters?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; 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 Mathematical Research Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mathematical Research Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Mathematical Research Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Mathematical Research Letters 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .