ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #10,494Hybrid

Journal of Combinatorial Designs

Acronym:comdes
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Abbreviation (ISO):J. Comb. Des
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Identifier (ISSN):1063-8539(Print)
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Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.8– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Combinatorial Designs

WoS Q2
01120.6520180.8420190.7320200.6720210.7720220.720230.520240.820250.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.565
#10,494

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
37

37 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate20%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
39articles/year
25% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Combinatorial Designs is an international journal devoted to the timely publication of the most influential papers in the area of combinatorial design theory. All topics in design theory, and in which design theory has important applications, are covered, including: block designs, t-designs, pairwise balanced designs and group divisible designs Latin squares, quasigroups, and related algebras computational methods in design theory construction methods applications in computer science, experimental design theory, and coding theory graph decompositions, factorizations, and design-theoretic techniques in graph theory and extremal combinatorics finite geometry and its relation with design theory. algebraic aspects of design theory. Researchers and scientists can depend on the Journal of Combinatorial Designs for the most recent developments in this rapidly growing field, and to provide a forum for both theoretical research and applications. All papers appearing in the Journal of Combinatorial Designs are carefully peer refereed.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Mathematics98.8%Combinatorics98.7%Discrete mathematics56%Computer science48.5%Geometry31.3%Pure mathematics25.3%Physics24.2%Programming language23%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MATHEMATICS

Q2
Rank215/492
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MATHEMATICS

Q2
Rank215/492
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.8
Articles / Year41
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.8
Articles / Year69
Total Citations25
2024
IF0.5
Articles / Year58
Total Citations48
2023
IF0.7
Articles / Year57
Total Citations65
2022
IF0.773
Articles / Year61
Total Citations76

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #10,494Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1993-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Mathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.565

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.99

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,160 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations92
3-Year Documents107
Citable Documents107

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate27.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 20%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Mathematics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区MATHEMATICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Combinatorial Designs (acronym: comdes, abbr: J. Comb. Des, ISSN: 1063-8539) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Mathematics, published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.80, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.565 (Q2), an H-index of 37.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 39 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,160 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30