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Journal of Algebra

Academic Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0021-8693eISSN1090-266X

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 ↗

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📊 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

0.991

H-Indexi

162

SNIPi

1.362

Total Worksi

21,435

Total Citationsi

318,451

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Algebra publishes papers that demonstrate high-quality research results in algebra and related computational aspects. It aims to explore topics under ideal (ring theory) and Lie conformal algebra, including non-associative algebra and Killing form. The journal also emphasizes the constructive aspect of algebra, such as the description and analysis of new algorithms and computational methods.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBiweekly

StatusActive

Total Publications21,435

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-8693 / 1090-266X

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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?

N/A

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

522

2.4k

2019

487

2020

500

1.6k

2021

469

1.6k

2022

522

1.2k

2023

536

645

2024

593

255

2025

358

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.

Algebra and Number TheoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Scopus Categories

Algebra and Number Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsAdvanced Topics in AlgebraFinite Group Theory ResearchAdvanced Algebra and GeometryRings, Modules, and Algebras

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Algebra

Is Journal of Algebra a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Algebra: 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 Journal of Algebra?

Journal of Algebra 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.57.

Is Journal of Algebra indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Algebra is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.