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Positivity

Birkhauser Verlag Basel · Switzerland · Est. 1997

ISSN1385-1292eISSN1572-9281

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

0.694

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.116

Total Works

1,645

Total Citations

12,306

2yr Mean Citedness

0.89

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

Positivity publishes original research in all areas of mathematics and its applications that are influenced by positivity concepts. Presents research with a clear and substantive link to the general theme of positivity. Illustrates applications of positivity to other disciplines, including economics, engineering, life sciences, physics and statistical decision theory.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,645

Publisher OrgBirkhäuser

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Submission Info

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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?

Birkhauser Verlag Basel

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1385-1292 / 1572-9281

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1

AnalysisQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Theoretical Computer ScienceAnalysis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Banach Space TheoryHolomorphic and Operator TheoryApproximation Theory and Sequence SpacesOptimization and Variational AnalysisAdvanced Harmonic Analysis ResearchAdvanced Topics in AlgebraAdvanced Operator Algebra ResearchAdvanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchNonlinear Differential Equations AnalysisFixed Point Theorems Analysis