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Status
Active
Coverage
1988–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.8
SJR · SCImago
0.910
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
122
Best quartile
Q1 · 88th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | 77 / 680 | 88th | Q1 |
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Applied Mathematics Letters
Applied Mathematics Letters is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.8), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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ISSN 0893-9659Verify ISSN ↗1873-5452Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
5.8
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,800 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Applied Mathematics Letters indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1988–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.8.
What quartile is Applied Mathematics Letters in Scopus?
Applied Mathematics Letters is Q1 in Applied Mathematics (rank 77 of 680), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Applied Mathematics Letters?
Applied Mathematics Letters is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 88th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.910, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 122.
How much does it cost to publish in Applied Mathematics Letters?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,800 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Applied Mathematics Letters and what is its ISSN?
Applied Mathematics Letters is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0893-9659 and its online ISSN is 1873-5452.
Is Applied Mathematics Letters covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Applied Mathematics Letters in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Applied Mathematics Letters open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Applied Mathematics Letters? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Applied Mathematics Letters has an h-index of 132 and a 2-year mean of 3.18 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #86 of 621 Scopus journals in Applied Mathematics.
132
h-index
3.18
2-yr mean citations
4,053
i10-index
9,553
works indexed
165,056
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,800
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#86 of 621 Top 14% Applied Mathematics
Applied Mathematics Letters published 329 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 457. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Applied Mathematics Letters? — latest 85 articles, 2026
In its latest 85 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (81.4%), United States (3.7%) and South Korea (2.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Applied Mathematics Letters? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 38 retracted papers are recorded (4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 38 · 4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration81.4% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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