Journal profile · Mathematics
Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society
ISSN 0024-6115 · eISSN 1460-244X · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society: CAS Zone 1 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,700; median 322 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mathematics and Applications, History and Theory of Mathematics and Advanced Topics in Algebra, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society is the flagship journal of the LMS. It publishes articles of the highest quality and significance across a broad range of mathematics. There are no page length restrictions for submitted papers. The Proceedings is wholly owned and managed by the London Mathematical Society, a not-for-profit Charity registered with the UK Charity Commission. All surplus income from its publishing programme is used to support mathematicians and mathematics research in the form of research grants, conference grants, prizes, initiatives for early career researchers, and the promotion of mathematics. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO Publishing) Biotechnology Source (EBSCO Publishing) Current Contents: Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Mathematical Reviews/MathSciNet/Current Mathematical Publications (AMS) Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SCOPUS (Elsevier) STM Source (EBSCO Publishing) VINITI (All-Russian Institute of Science & Technological Information) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) ZBMATH (Zentralblatt MATH)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 10, United Kingdom 4, France 2, Japan 1, Germany 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics8.9%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics7%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics7%
- Algebraic Geometry and Number TheoryMathematics6.7%
- Finite Group Theory ResearchMathematics5%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsMathematics4.9%
- Advanced Topology and Set TheoryMathematics4.6%
- Advanced Algebra and GeometryMathematics4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,140OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 86Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 123,868Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,554 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 79 | 26 |
| 2025 | 110 | 73 | 93 |
| 2024 | 97 | 64 | 165 |
| 2023 | 92 | 69 | 398 |
| 2022 | 90 | 48 | 626 |
| 2021 | 42 | 20 | 110 |
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
322 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 238 days – 476 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 359 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (226 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)
- 6–12 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
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 4,700 / EUR 3,880 / GBP 3,120 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright and Open Access
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.. For authors signing the Exclusive Licence Agreement If the Open Access option is not selec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright and Open Access
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.. For authors signing the Exclusive Licence Agreement If the Open Access option is not selec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint Policy: The Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Model summary
The Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0024-6115
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-244X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 133, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society
What CAS zone is Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society is in Zone 1 of Mathematics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Mathematics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 170.
How long does peer review take at Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 322 days (interquartile range 238–476 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), United Kingdom (4) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society open access, and what is the APC?
Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,700.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .