The Journal of Difference Equations and Applications is a world-leading, subscription-based, peer-reviewed Journal publishing state-of-the-art papers which significantly contribute to the theory and applications of difference equations or discrete dynamical systems. Articles using techniques from both difference equations and discrete dynamical systems or contributing to the interplay between these two areas are especially welcome. Continuous models that play a role in the applications and theory of difference equations or discrete dynamical systems are also welcome.
The Journal is of interest to mathematicians publishing papers in two broad areas:
Pure mathematics and theory of difference equations or discrete dynamical systems.
Applications and techniques utilising difference equations or discrete dynamical systems.
Specific topics of interest to the journal include but are not limited to:
boundary value problems,
chaos theory,
combinatorics,
complex dynamics,
difference-differential equations,
dynamic equations on time-scale,
epidemic models,
ergodic theory,
iteration theory,
mathematical biology,
mathematical economics,
numerical analysis,
q-difference equations,
random dynamical systems,
stability theory,
symmetries and integrable systems,
special functions and orthogonal polynomials,
topological and combinatorial dynamics,
and Control Theory.
Articles that deal with the applications of difference equations or discrete dynamical systems to any scientific discipline, including but not limited to, various disciplines of mathematical biology, epidemiology, evolutionary game theory, economics, physics, and engineering are also of interest to the Journal. Other topics will be considered at the Editors’ discretion.
The Journal is composed of original research, expository, short notes, survey articles, and book reviews, and papers that present novel ideas in applications and techniques. Proposals for special issues are welcome; please contact the Editor-in-Chief directly.
Peer Review Policy JDEA applies high standards in accepting papers for publication. All submitted articles undergo a very rigorous peer-review process. All manuscripts are first subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer-review by independent, anonymous expert referees, under the guidance of the Editorial Board. All peer-review is single anonymized and submissions can be made online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gdea.
94 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
11 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
28% acceptance rate
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months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
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nearest thousand.
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Impact Factor*:
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journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
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Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
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Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor-in-Chief: Saber Elaydi - Department of Mathematics, Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place, San Antonio, Texas 78212-7200, US
Honorary Editors: Robert L. Devaney - Boston University, USA E. Doedel - Concordia University, Canada Gerry Ladas - Department of Mathematics, University of Rhode Island, USA Ronald E. Mickens - Clark Atlanta University, USA Hal Smith - Arizona State University, USA
Consulting Editors: Michal Misiurewicz - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA James A Yorke - Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, USA
Book Review Editor: Adina Sasu- West University of Timisoara, Romania Communications Editor: Yun Kang - Arizona State University, USA
Editorial Board: Steve Baigent - University College London, UK Luis Barreira - Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal Gian Italo Bischi - University of Urbino, Italy Jozef Bobok - Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic Shaoshi Chen - Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Jim M. Cushing - University of Arizona, USA Maxim Derevyagin - University of Connecticut, USA Laura Gardini - University of Urbino, Italy Rodney Halburd - University College London, UK Matt Holzer - George Mason University, USA Ale Jan Homburg - University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Herman Jan Hupkes - University of Leiden, The Netherlands Xavier Jarque - Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Peter Kloeden - Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Germany Ryusuke Kon - University of Miyazaki, Japan Christoph Koutschan - Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria Christopher Kribs - University of Texas-Arlington, USA Jaume Llibre - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain René Lozi - University Côte d’Azur, France Maia Martcheva - University of Florida, USA Sorin Olaru - Centrale Supélec, France Piotr Oprocha - AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Christian Pötzsche - Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria Davide Radi - Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy Robert Sacker - University of Southern California, USA Miguel A. F. Sanjuan - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain Tim Sauer - George Mason University, USA Stefan Siegmund - Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Lubomir Snoha- Matej Bel University, Slovakia Walter Van Assche - University of Leuven, Belgium Erik S. Van Vleck - University of Kansas, USA Bixiang Wang - The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA Yanni Xiao - Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Jianshe Yu - Guangzhou University, China Weinian Zhang - Sichuan University, PR China
Abstracting and indexing
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Journal of Difference Equations and Applications is the official journal of the International Society of Difference Equations. Sponsoring members of ISDE receive an online-only subscription as part of their society membership.
Print ISSN:
1023-6198
Online ISSN:
1563-5120
12 issues per year
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