Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra
Last updated ISSN 0022-4049
Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra is published by Elsevier BV in mathematics. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,550.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
- Advanced Topics in Algebra
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
- Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
- Rings, Modules, and Algebras
- Commutative Algebra and Its Applications
- Advanced Algebra and Geometry
- Polynomial and algebraic computation
- Finite Group Theory Research
- Geometric and Algebraic Topology
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0022-4049, 1873-1376 |
| Subject area | Mathematics |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,550 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 9,412 |
| Publishing since | 1971 |
| Journal website | www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-pure-and-applie |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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