About this journal
Aims and scope
Journal metrics
Usage
- 67K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- 0.204 (2023) SNIP
- 0.143 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 39 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 117 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 25 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 27% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the 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 Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation 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.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Tamara J. Lakins - Allegheny College
Deputy Editor
Peter R. Mercer - Buffalo State University
Editor Emeritus
Warren Page - New Rochelle, NY
Classroom Capsules Editors
Ricardo Alfaro - University of Michigan-Flint
Lixing Han - University of Michigan-Flint
Livia Hummel - University of Indianapolis
Kenneth Schilling - University of Michigan-Flint
Problems & Solutions Editors
Matyas A. Sustik - Belmont, CA
Kate Thompson - United States Naval Academy
Greg Oman - University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Media Highlights Editors
Lowell Beineke - Purdue University Fort Wayne
Jennifer Beineke - Western New England University
Philip Straffin, Longmont, CO
Associate Editors
Arthur Benjamin - Harvey Mudd College
Shelly Bouchat - Berea College
Catherine Hsu - Swarthmore College
Jacqueline Jensen-Vallin - Lamar University
Alekzander Malcom - New York University
Asia Matthews - Quest University
Peter Mercer - Buffalo State University
Julie Phelps - Valencia College
Kimberly A. Roth - Juniata College
Jan Rychtář - Virginia Commonwealth University
Alain Togbe - Purdue University Northwest
Enrique Treviño - Lake Forest College
Daniel Visscher - Ithaca College
Beverly Ruedi - Electronic Production and Publishing Manager
Bonnie Ponce - Managing Editor, Journals
Abstracting and indexing
College Mathematics Journal is abstracted/indexed in:
- American Mathematical Society
MathSciNet - American Statistical Association
Current Index to Statistics (Online) - EBSCOhost (various)
- Elsevier BV
Scopus - ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
- Gale
Academic OneFile
Book Review Index Plus
Educator's Reference Complete
Expanded Academic ASAP
General OneFile
General Science Collection
InfoTrac Custom - Ovid
- Personal Alert (E-mail)
- ProQuest (various)
- zbMATH
Open access
The College Mathematics Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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Association information
The mission of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is to advance the understanding of mathematics and its impact in the world. MAA is the world’s largest community of mathematicians, students, and math enthusiasts from all sectors.
Member benefits include free access to electronic version of The College Mathematics Journal as well as electronic versions of these other MAA journals:
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5 issues per year
Currently known as:
- The College Mathematics Journal (1985 - current)
Formerly known as
- The Two-Year College Mathematics Journal (1970 - 1984)
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