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Special Matrices is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.5), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH.
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ISSN 2300-7451Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra and Number Theory | 46 / 137 | 66th | Q2 |
| Geometry and Topology | 44 / 111 | 60th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2013–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.5.
Special Matrices is Q2 in Algebra and Number Theory (rank 46 of 137) and Q2 in Geometry and Topology (rank 44 of 111), by CiteScore 2025.
Special Matrices is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 0.573, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 14.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,187 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.
Special Matrices is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. Its ISSN is 2300-7451.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Special Matrices has an h-index of 15 and a 2-year mean of 0.92 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #34 of 129 Scopus journals in Algebra and Number Theory.
Special Matrices published 18 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 42. 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 98 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (12.4%), India (8.2%) and China (6.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. 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.
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