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Journal of Algebra is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.5), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Academic Press Inc..
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ISSN 0021-8693Verify ISSN ↗1090-266XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Academic Press Inc.
Cost to publish: About US$3,310 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra and Number Theory | 47 / 137 | 66th | Q2 |
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1964–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.5.
Journal of Algebra is Q2 in Algebra and Number Theory (rank 47 of 137), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Algebra 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 1.5, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 66th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.991, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 90.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,310 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.
Journal of Algebra is published by Academic Press Inc. Its print ISSN is 0021-8693 and its online ISSN is 1090-266X.
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.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Journal of Algebra has an h-index of 162 and a 2-year mean of 0.63 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #65 of 129 Scopus journals in Algebra and Number Theory.
Journal of Algebra published 593 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
In its latest 67 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (29.6%), United States (16.4%) and India (10.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 5 retracted papers are recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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