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DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

ELSEVIER · NL

ISSN0012-365XeISSN1872-681X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.782

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.182

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Discrete Mathematics provides a common forum for significant research in many areas of discrete mathematics and combinatorics. The journal focuses on the theoretical aspects of discrete structures, encompassing a wide range of topics that intersect various areas of mathematics and computer science. It covers discrete mathematics, combinatorics, graph theory, and their applications.

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General Information

Country / RegionNL

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 476 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ELSEVIER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0012-365X / 1872-681X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

406

2.2k

2019

385

1.6k

2020

423

1.6k

2021

481

1.5k

2022

471

1.3k

2023

435

827

2024

522

308

2025

378

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsQ1

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Graph Theory Researchgraph theory and CDMA systemsLimits and Structures in Graph TheoryGraph Labeling and Dimension ProblemsGraph theory and applicationsFinite Group Theory ResearchCoding theory and cryptographyAdvanced Combinatorial MathematicsInterconnection Networks and Systemssemigroups and automata theory

Frequently asked questions about DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

Is DISCRETE MATHEMATICS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for DISCRETE MATHEMATICS: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of DISCRETE MATHEMATICS?

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is DISCRETE MATHEMATICS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.