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Acta Numerica

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN1474-0508

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

5.33

H-Indexi

111

SNIPi

9.03

Total Worksi

264

Total Citationsi

56,023

2yr Mean Citednessi

14.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Acta Numerica is a major review journal for the field of numerical analysis and scientific computing. It publishes comprehensive survey articles that provide a thorough overview of a particular topic, covering its history, key developments, and current state of the art. The journal aims to be accessible to a broad audience of researchers and graduate students in mathematics, computer science, and related fields.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications264

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

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?

1474-0508

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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

1.3k

2019

944

2020

426

2021

356

2022

283

2023

241

2024

134

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)Q1

Numerical AnalysisQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Numerical Analysis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMatrix Theory and AlgorithmsNumerical methods for differential equationsLegal case studies and regulationsAdvanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringNumerical methods in engineeringElectromagnetic Simulation and Numerical MethodsComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics

Frequently asked questions about Acta Numerica

Is Acta Numerica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Numerica: 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 Acta Numerica?

Acta Numerica 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 14.69.

Is Acta Numerica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Numerica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.