Journal profile · Mathematics-Mathematics (all)
Mathematics Magazine
ISSN 0025-570X · eISSN 1930-0980 · Mathematical Association of America
Mathematics Magazine: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 222 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 2% (journal website); 111 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mathematics Magazine is published by Mathematical Association of America. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mathematics and Applications, Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics and History and Theory of Mathematics, together about 49.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board Mathematics Magazine offers lively, readable, and appealing exposition on a wide range of mathematical topics. Read full aims and scope
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Mathematics (all)
Editor-in-chief Gordon WilliamsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics23.1%
- Advanced Combinatorial MathematicsMathematics16.8%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics10%
- Mathematical and Computational MethodsMathematics8.5%
- Analytic Number Theory ResearchMathematics7.4%
- Mathematics Education and PedagogyMathematics5%
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics3.7%
- Advanced Mathematical IdentitiesMathematics3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Mathematics | Q4 | 402/414 | 3rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost (various), Gale Book Review Index Plus, H.W. Wilson General Science Index, OCLC General Science Index, ProQuest (various)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.19Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 601OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 78,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,485 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 22 | 580 |
| 2025 | 111 | 23 | 947 |
| 2024 | 104 | 16 | 1,141 |
| 2023 | 88 | 13 | 1,325 |
| 2022 | 78 | 15 | 1,122 |
| 2021 | 71 | 11 | 1,442 |
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
222 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 184 days – 320 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 104 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 347 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (212 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 2%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 98 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 207 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
hybrid open access journal Model summary
Mathematics Magazine is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Mathematical Association of America
- ISSN
- 0025-570X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-0980
- Society / sponsor
- Mathematical Association of America
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 99, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mathematics Magazine
How long does peer review take at Mathematics Magazine?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 222 days (interquartile range 184–320 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 2% (2025). 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 Mathematics Magazine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mathematics Magazine is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Mathematics Magazine open access, and what is the APC?
Mathematics Magazine is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .