Journal profile · Mathematics
Positivity
ISSN 1385-1292 · eISSN 1572-9281 · Springer International Publishing · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 1997
Positivity: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.05; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 138 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Positivity is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Advanced Banach Space Theory, Holomorphic and Operator Theory and Approximation Theory and Sequence Spaces, together about 38.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Applied Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of Positivity is to provide an outlet for high quality original research in all areas of analysis and its applications to other disciplines having a clear and substantive link to the general theme of positivity. Specifically, articles that illustrate applications of positivity to other disciplines - including but not limited to - economics, engineering, life sciences, physics and statistical decision theory are welcome. The scope of Positivity is to publish original papers in all areas of mathematics and its applications that are influenced by positivity concepts. This includes the following areas. ordered topological vector spaces (including Banach lattices and ordered Banach spaces) positive and order bounded operators (including spectral theory, operator equations, ergodic theory, approximation theory and interpolation theory) Banach spaces (including their geometry, unconditional and symmetric structures, non-commutative function spaces and asymptotic theory) C and other operator algebras (especially non-commutative order theory) geometric and probabilistic aspects of functional analysis partial differential equations (including maximum principles, diffusion, elliptic and parabolic equations, and subsolutions) positive solutions for functional equations positive semigroups potential theory and harmonic functions harmonic analysis variational analysis and variational inequalities optimization and optimal control convex and nonsmooth analysis complementarity theory maximal element principles measure theory (including Boolean algebras and stochastic processes) non-standard analysis and Boolean valued models Applications of the above fields to other disciplines and areas Bibliographic Data Positivity1 volume per year, 5 issues per volumeFormat: 15.5 x 23.5 cmISSN 1385-1292 (print)ISSN 1572-9281 (electronic)AMS Mathematical Citation Quotient (MCQ): 0.64 (2024)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Editor-in-chief Ben de Pagter DelftPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 8, France 2, Spain 2, Australia 2, South Africa 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Banach Space TheoryMathematics17.6%
- Holomorphic and Operator TheoryMathematics10.8%
- Approximation Theory and Sequence SpacesMathematics10.1%
- Optimization and Variational AnalysisComputer Science6.9%
- Advanced Harmonic Analysis ResearchMathematics6.3%
- Advanced Operator Algebra ResearchMathematics5.8%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics5.8%
- Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematics3.9%
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 | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
zbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, 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
- 1.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 396OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 76,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,691 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 22 | 10 |
| 2025 | 56 | 16 | 34 |
| 2024 | 84 | 18 | 161 |
| 2023 | 57 | 13 | 127 |
| 2022 | 102 | 27 | 333 |
| 2021 | 63 | 21 | 364 |
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
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 241 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 164 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (139 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 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 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 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
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use must be documented in Methods. Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors must disclose competing interests. Model summary
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
Data availability statement required for all original research. Model summary
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 ·- Publication ethics
Journal is a COPE member and follows COPE guidelines on misconduct. Model summary
This journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) the journal will follow the COPE guidelines on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Positivity, 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 International Publishing
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1385-1292
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-9281
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Positivity
What CAS zone is Positivity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Positivity is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mathematics. 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 Positivity?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.05; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Positivity?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 76–241 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Positivity?
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 Positivity based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), France (2) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Positivity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Positivity is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Positivity open access, and what is the APC?
Positivity is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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: .