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Journal of Number Theory

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1096-1658

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.683

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.168

Total Worksi

8,038

Total Citationsi

77,600

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Number Theory features research articles on contemporary number theory and allied areas. It serves as a resource for mathematicians.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyMonthly, <Oct. 1994- >

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,038

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1096-1658

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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

284

2019

223

603

2020

291

661

2021

164

362

2022

168

295

2023

183

147

2024

240

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 TheoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Scopus Categories

Algebra and Number Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Analytic Number Theory ResearchAlgebraic Geometry and Number TheoryAdvanced Algebra and GeometryAdvanced Mathematical IdentitiesCoding theory and cryptographyFinite Group Theory ResearchMathematical Dynamics and FractalsLimits and Structures in Graph TheoryAdvanced Combinatorial MathematicsPolynomial and algebraic computation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Number Theory

Is Journal of Number Theory a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Number Theory: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Number Theory?

Journal of Number Theory 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 0.41.

Is Journal of Number Theory indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Number Theory is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.