Journal profile · Mathematics, Applied
Numerical Algorithms
ISSN 1017-1398 · eISSN 1572-9265 · Springer US · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1991
Numerical Algorithms: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.36; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 162 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 288 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Numerical Algorithms is published by Springer US 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 Matrix Theory and Algorithms, Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research and Numerical methods for differential equations, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Numerical Analysis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Numerical Algorithms is devoted to numerical algorithms. It publishes original and review papers on all the aspects of numerical algorithms: new algorithms, theoretical results, implementation, numerical stability, complexity, parallel computing, subroutines, and applications. Papers on computer algebra related to obtaining numerical results will also be considered. It is intended to publish only high quality papers containing material not published elsewhere. .
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Applied
Editor-in-chief Claude BrezinskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 9, Italy 7, United Kingdom 6, France 6, Mainland China 4 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Matrix Theory and AlgorithmsComputer Science12.6%
- Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematics9.4%
- Numerical methods for differential equationsMathematics7.9%
- Iterative Methods for Nonlinear EquationsMathematics7.3%
- Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsEngineering7.1%
- Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMathematics6.3%
- Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsMathematics5.2%
- Mathematical functions and polynomialsMathematics4.7%
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, Applied | 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, Applied | 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 | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECzbMATHDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,792OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 279LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 372,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,533 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 212 | 60 | 36 |
| 2025 | 288 | 87 | 328 |
| 2024 | 274 | 64 | 1,184 |
| 2023 | 250 | 58 | 1,628 |
| 2022 | 248 | 82 | 1,999 |
| 2021 | 189 | 61 | 2,177 |
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
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 223 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 181 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (546 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Not considered
- Articles lacking in significant computational results
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Numerical Algorithms, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1017-1398
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-9265
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 103, Issue 1 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Numerical Algorithms
What CAS zone is Numerical Algorithms in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Numerical Algorithms is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mathematics, Applied. 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 Numerical Algorithms?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.36; CiteScore 4, h-index 94.
How long does peer review take at Numerical Algorithms?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 106–223 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Numerical Algorithms?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Numerical Algorithms based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Italy (7) and United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Numerical Algorithms?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Numerical Algorithms is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, zbMATH, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Numerical Algorithms open access, and what is the APC?
Numerical Algorithms is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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: .