Journal profile · Mathematics
Topology and its Applications
ISSN 0166-8641 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1980
Topology and its Applications: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,920; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 367 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Topology and its Applications is published by Elsevier 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 Advanced Topology and Set Theory, Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology and Geometric and Algebraic Topology, together about 40.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Topology and Set TheoryMathematics19.3%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyMathematics12.5%
- Geometric and Algebraic TopologyMathematics8.9%
- Advanced Banach Space TheoryMathematics6.7%
- Rings, Modules, and AlgebrasMathematics6.4%
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics6%
- Fuzzy and Soft Set TheoryDecision Sciences4.3%
- Advanced Topics in AlgebraMathematics3.6%
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 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 338LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,222 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 184 | 81 | 18 |
| 2025 | 367 | 107 | 137 |
| 2024 | 251 | 84 | 201 |
| 2023 | 278 | 87 | 376 |
| 2022 | 288 | 191 | 530 |
| 2021 | 293 | 291 | 762 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
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 2,920 / EUR 2,730 / GBP 2,340 / JPY 362,170 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0166-8641
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Topology and its Applications
What CAS zone is Topology and its Applications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Topology and its Applications is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics / Mathematics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Topology and its Applications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.5; CiteScore 1, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Topology and its Applications?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 Topology and its Applications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Topology and its Applications is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Topology and its Applications open access, and what is the APC?
Topology and its Applications is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,920.
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: .