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Journal of Difference Equations and Applications

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1563-5120

SJR Q3✓ 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.376

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.041

Total Worksi

2,721

Total Citationsi

30,072

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Difference Equations and Applications presents state-of-the-art papers on difference equations and discrete dynamical systems and the academic, pure and applied problems in which they arise. The scope includes all areas in mathematics that contain significant theory or applications in difference equations or discrete dynamical systems.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 80 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,721

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1563-5120

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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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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

749

2019

451

2020

537

2021

328

2022

327

2023

166

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.

Algebra and Number TheoryQ3

AnalysisQ3

Applied MathematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

MathematicsMathematics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsAnalysisAlgebra and Number Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsNonlinear Differential Equations AnalysisAdvanced Differential Equations and Dynamical SystemsMathematical Dynamics and FractalsDifferential Equations and Numerical MethodsNumerical methods for differential equationsQuantum chaos and dynamical systemsFractional Differential Equations SolutionsStability and Controllability of Differential EquationsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Difference Equations and Applications

Is Journal of Difference Equations and Applications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Difference Equations and Applications: 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 Journal of Difference Equations and Applications?

Journal of Difference Equations and Applications 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 0.82.

Is Journal of Difference Equations and Applications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Difference Equations and Applications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.