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International Journal of Difference Equations

Research India Publications · India

ISSN0974-1828
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2017-06-24). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.115
H-Indexi
6
Total Worksi
60
Total Citationsi
585
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Analysis; Applied Mathematics; Computational Mechanics; Modeling and Simulation.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia
Primary Language
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications60
Publisher OrgResearch India Publications

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/11 · 36%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Research India Publications
Does the journal have a website?
No URL
Is the ISSN verified?
0974-1828
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
1
6
2015
12
39
2019
18
23
2020
13
6
2021
3
55
2022
4
0
2023
4
0
2024
1
0
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.

AnalysisQ4
Applied MathematicsQ4
Computational MechanicsQ4
Modeling and SimulationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsAnalysisModeling and SimulationComputational Mechanics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsNonlinear Differential Equations AnalysisFractional Differential Equations SolutionsNumerical methods for differential equationsDifferential Equations and Boundary ProblemsMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsAdvanced Differential Equations and Dynamical SystemsIterative Methods for Nonlinear EquationsMeromorphic and Entire FunctionsStability and Controllability of Differential Equations

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Difference Equations

Is International Journal of Difference Equations a predatory journal?

International Journal of Difference Equations was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-06-24). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Difference Equations?

International Journal of Difference Equations is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.115.

Is International Journal of Difference Equations indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Difference Equations is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Difference Equations?

Subject areas: Analysis; Applied Mathematics; Computational Mechanics; Modeling and Simulation.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref