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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1883

ISSN1464-3839

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.496

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.878

Total Worksi

5,055

Total Citationsi

33,818

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society publishes original research papers in all areas of mathematics. The journal aims to provide a platform for mathematicians to share their latest findings and contribute to the advancement of the field. It covers a wide range of topics, including algebra, analysis, geometry, topology, number theory, and applied mathematics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1883

Annual Volume~ 77 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,055

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-3839

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

English

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

321

2019

201

2020

179

2021

113

2022

188

2023

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.

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mathematics and ApplicationsAdvanced Topics in AlgebraHistory and Theory of MathematicsAlgebraic structures and combinatorial modelsRings, Modules, and AlgebrasFinite Group Theory ResearchAdvanced Banach Space TheoryElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesGeometric and Algebraic TopologyHolomorphic and Operator Theory

Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society

Is Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society: 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 Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society?

Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 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 0.47.

Is Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.