Journal profile · MATHEMATICS-LOGIC
Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic
ISSN 0029-4527 · eISSN 1939-0726 · Duke University Press · UNITED STATES
Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.51; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic is published by Duke University Press 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 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge, Advanced Algebra and Logic and Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence and Computational Theory and Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic publishes original work in all areas of logic and the foundations of mathematics. Leveraging a strong interdisciplinary editorial board—including esteemed scholars of philosophy, mathematics, linguistics, and computer science from around the world—the journal strikes a unique balance among historical, philosophical, and mathematical perspectives. In addition to addressing philosophical and mathematical logic at a broad level, the journal delves into disciplinary subareas such as formal semantics, modal logic, constructivist logics, recursion theory/computability theory, model theory, and proof theory and provides an outlet for work addressing computational, informatic, and linguistic concerns.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS-LOGIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science18.2%
- Advanced Algebra and LogicComputer Science15.9%
- Computability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsComputer Science10.3%
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science9.2%
- Advanced Topology and Set TheoryMathematics7.8%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology5.6%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science4.2%
- semigroups and automata theoryComputer Science3.6%
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 | Logic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Logic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
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 | Logic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ArticleFirst, Current Index to Statistics (Online), Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) PLUS, The Philosopher's Index (Online) - EBSCO, The Philosopher's Index (Online) - Ovid, The Philosopher's Index (Online) - ProQuest, Repertoire Bibliographique de la Philosophie (Online), Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, Ulrichsweb
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
- 0.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 688OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,815 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 21 | 5 | 15 |
| 2023 | 29 | 9 | 39 |
| 2022 | 29 | 7 | 57 |
| 2021 | 33 | 19 | 129 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright assignment to NDJFL Model summary
In EditFlow, authors will be prompted to sign an assignment of copyright to the NDJFL to protect themselves and the publisher from the misuse of copyrighted material.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind and double-blind review Model summary
Authors should design their manuscripts to facilitate the processes of blind and double-blind review.
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
- Duke University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0029-4527
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-0726
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic
What CAS zone is Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Logic / Philosophy / 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 Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.51; CiteScore 1, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic?
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 Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic is indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic open access, and what is the APC?
Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .