Journal profile · MATHEMATICS
Special Matrices
ISSN 2300-7451 · De Gruyter · Poland
Special Matrices: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Special Matrices is published by De Gruyter and is in Zone 4 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, Graph theory and applications and graph theory and CDMA systems, together about 47.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Special Matrices publishes original articles of wide significance and originality in all areas of research involving structured matrices present in various branches of pure and applied mathematics and their noteworthy applications in physics, engineering, and other sciences. The journal is listed in Q2 of 2023 Journal Citation Report (JCR). Aims and ScopeMatrix theorySpectral graph theoryCombinatorial matrix theoryNonnegative matricesInequalities in matricesNumerical matrix theoryOperator theory and matrices Your Benefits Why submitAs an Author of Special Matrices, You benefit fromfair and constructive peer reviewquick online publication of accepted papers (continuous publication model)language polishing services upon acceptance for authors from non-English speaking regionsno limitations on colour figures and word count in published articlesall articles are freely available to the academic community worldwide without any restrictionspromotion of published papers to readers and citersdistribution to open access directories (such as DOAJ) and thousands of libraries worldwideliberal policies on copyrights (authors retain copyright) and on self-archiving (no embargo periods)secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service PorticoArticle Processing ChargesIn order to sustain the publishing process, each article accepted for publication in Special Matrices is subject to an Article Processing Charge of €1050.This fee is used to cover the costs of manuscript processing, professional typesetting and copyediting, as well as online hosting, long-term preservation, and extensive promotion to potential readers. There is no submission fee.Discounts/WaiversAuthors looking for funds to support payment of the APC have a number of options:Institutional open access agreements: We have agreements in place with more than 800 institutions in 30 countries. If the corresponding author is affiliated with one of these institutions, these agreements might cover the full publication costs or provide a discount on the article processing charge: www.degruyterbrill.com/publishing/for-authors/journal-authors/open-access/agreementsEquity initiative: We offer a 80% discounts for papers whose corresponding authors are based in countries classified as low-income economies by the World Bank. Authors from countries classified as lower middle-income countries are eligible for a 30% discount on the standard APC. You can find a list of eligible countries: ht
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS
Editor-in-chief Carlos Martins da FonsecaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Matrix Theory and AlgorithmsComputer Science22.4%
- Graph theory and applicationsMathematics13%
- graph theory and CDMA systemsEngineering12.4%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics8.8%
- Advanced Mathematical Theories and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.4%
- Advanced Combinatorial MathematicsMathematics3.6%
- Advanced Graph Theory ResearchComputer Science3.5%
- Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MathSciNetPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, Naver, OCLC
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 (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 330 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 51 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 98 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 139 |
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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,050 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,050 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,050 | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.For more information on De Gruyter Publishing Ethics, please see the De Gruyter Guidelines online 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
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2300-7451
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Special Matrices
What CAS zone is Special Matrices in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Special Matrices is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 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 Special Matrices?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Special Matrices?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Special Matrices?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Special Matrices is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MathSciNet; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Special Matrices open access, and what is the APC?
Special Matrices is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .