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European Journal of Combinatorics

Elsevier BV · The Netherlands · ISSN 0195-6698, 1095-9971

ITS Journal Score64.6
Global rank#10,007
Rank in Mathematics#171 of 1,030
h-index90
Open access 2021–202547%

Overview

European Journal of Combinatorics, published by Elsevier BV (The Netherlands), published 745 papers in 2021–2025, and these papers have received 1,875 citations so far. Its h-index is 90 and its two-year mean citedness is 0.89. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #10,007 of 62,158 ranked journals and #171 of 1,030 in Mathematics.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025745
Citations 2021–20251,875
Citations per paper2.5
h-index90
i10-index1,829
2-year mean citedness0.89
Open-access share47%
Change in papers (2024-25 vs 2021-22)+10.8%
Citation impact trend-41.9%
Article fee (APC)Fee not recorded in our data

Citations are those received so far by the papers published in these years, so the most recent years have had less time to collect them. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor. Citation impact trend compares how often a journal's 2024-25 papers are cited with how often its 2021-22 papers were cited, each measured against all ranked journals' papers of the same years, so newer papers are not at a disadvantage. "Not enough papers" or "Not enough data" means fewer than 50 papers in one of the two-year periods (or fewer than 50 citations to the earlier papers). Values above +300% or below -90% are shown as "+300% or more" or "-90% or less": such extreme values come from very low citation counts for the earlier papers.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations so far to that year's papersOpen-access papers
2020161786101
202114864778
202212043254
202318046673
202414220572
202515512574

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

Similar journals

Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.

JournalFieldScorePapers 2021–2025Open access
Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series BMathematics68.841455%
Journal of Graph TheoryComputer Science63.269954%
Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer ScienceComputer Science50.6253100%
Discrete MathematicsMathematics68.92,33228%
Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series AMathematics69.149079%
COMBINATORICAComputer Science64.227459%
The Electronic Journal of CombinatoricsMathematics63.21,142100%
SIAM Journal on Discrete MathematicsComputer Science66.665438%

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0195-6698
  • Print ISSN: 0195-6698
  • Electronic ISSN: 1095-9971
  • Publisher: Elsevier BV
  • Listed in DOAJ: No
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S204851967
  • Journal website: www.sciencedirect.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of European Journal of Combinatorics?

It is 64.6 out of 100, which places it #10,007 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of European Journal of Combinatorics?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 0.89.

Is European Journal of Combinatorics open access?

47% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does European Journal of Combinatorics charge a publication fee?

The fee is not recorded in our data. This does not mean the journal is free. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.