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Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A

Academic Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0097-3165eISSN1096-0899

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.393

H-Indexi

119

SNIPi

1.745

Total Worksi

5,820

Total Citationsi

109,373

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

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?

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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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

129

962

2019

149

827

2020

138

568

2021

413

2022

252

2023

286

2024

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A

Is Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A: 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 Combinatorial Theory. Series A?

Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A 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 1.28.

Is Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.