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Semigroup Forum

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0037-1912eISSN1432-2137

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.586

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.888

Total Worksi

4,296

Total Citationsi

36,541

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Semigroup Forum is a journal that serves as a platform for sharing current research in semigroup theory. Coverage includes algebraic semigroups, transformation semigroups, and applications of semigroup theory to various disciplines. Features survey and research articles, research announcements, and short notes. Also contains research problems, conference announcements, and bibliographical items. Highly rated by authors who have previously published in the journal.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 89 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,296

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0037-1912 / 1432-2137

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

367

2019

210

2020

189

2021

229

2022

118

2023

2024

106

2025

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 TheoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Scopus Categories

Algebra and Number Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

semigroups and automata theoryAdvanced Algebra and LogicFuzzy and Soft Set TheoryRings, Modules, and AlgebrasGeometric and Algebraic Topology

Frequently asked questions about Semigroup Forum

Is Semigroup Forum a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Semigroup Forum. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 43/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Semigroup Forum?

Semigroup Forum is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (in the Journal Citation Reports). 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 0.40.

Is Semigroup Forum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Semigroup Forum is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.