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Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A

Academic Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0097-3165eISSN1096-0899

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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 Score

1.321

H-Index

119

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.745

Total Works

5,820

Total Citations

109,373

2yr Mean Citedness

1.28

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Combinatorial Theory publishes original mathematical research concerned with theoretical and physical aspects of the study of finite and discrete structures in all branches of science.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly (Except Mar., June, Sept., And Dec.)

StatusActive

Total Publications5,820

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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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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5/12 · 42%

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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?

0097-3165 / 1096-0899

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1

Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsQ1

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Scopus Categories

Theoretical Computer ScienceDiscrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

graph theory and CDMA systemsAdvanced Combinatorial MathematicsCoding theory and cryptographyFinite Group Theory ResearchLimits and Structures in Graph Theory