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Graphs and Combinatorics

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1985

ISSN1435-5914

SJR Q2✓ 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

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

436

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 390d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.589

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.902

Total Worksi

3,301

Total Citationsi

28,854

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Graphs and Combinatorics primarily publishes original research papers in the field of combinatorial mathematics. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: Algebraic Combinatorics Combinatorial Optimization and algorithms Extremal combinatorics/graph theory Graph Coloring Probability Method Structural Graph Theory Topological Graph Theory In addition to research papers, the journal also features survey articles from authors invited by the editorial board.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyBimonthly, 2007-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,301

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1435-5914

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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

130

559

2019

137

401

2020

162

438

2021

177

447

2022

130

244

2023

141

163

2024

129

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.

Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Scopus Categories

Theoretical Computer ScienceDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Graph Theory ResearchLimits and Structures in Graph Theorygraph theory and CDMA systemsGraph Labeling and Dimension ProblemsGraph theory and applicationsFinite Group Theory ResearchInterconnection Networks and SystemsComputational Geometry and Mesh GenerationCoding theory and cryptographyComplexity and Algorithms in Graphs

Frequently asked questions about Graphs and Combinatorics

Is Graphs and Combinatorics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Graphs and Combinatorics: 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 Graphs and Combinatorics?

Graphs and Combinatorics 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 0.59.

Is Graphs and Combinatorics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Graphs and Combinatorics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.