Discrete Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics (commonly abbreviated as Discrete Math.) is a discrete mathematics journal published by Elsevier. Founded in 1971, it appears twenty-four times a year, with a 2025 impact factor of 1.1.Discrete Mathematics（常用缩写 Discrete Math.）是 Elsevier 出版的离散数学期刊，1971 年创刊，每年出版 24 期，2025 年影响因子为 1.1。[1]
Scope
- Scope: the journal provides a common forum for significant research across many areas of discrete mathematics and combinatorics.学科定位： 期刊为离散数学与组合数学诸多领域的重要研究提供共同论坛。
- Subject coverage: covered areas include graph and hypergraph theory, enumeration, coding theory, block designs, the combinatorics of partially ordered sets, extremal set theory, matroid theory, algebraic combinatorics, discrete geometry, matrices, discrete probability and parts of cryptography.收录主题： 研究领域覆盖图与超图理论、计数、编码理论、区组设计、偏序集组合、极值集合论、拟阵理论、代数组合、离散几何、矩阵、离散概率以及密码学的部分方向。
- Explicit exclusions: research on dynamical systems, differential equations and discrete Laplacian operators is generally out of scope, as are articles centred on linear algebra, abstract algebraic structures or fuzzy sets unless closely tied to the main areas, and papers focused primarily on applied problems or experimental results likewise fall outside.明确不收： 期刊一般不收动力系统、微分方程与离散拉普拉斯算子方向的研究，也不发以线性代数、抽象代数结构或模糊集合为主体的文章，除非与主要兴趣领域高度相关，以应用问题或实验结果为主的论文同样不在范围之内。
- Article types: research articles appear as Contributions or Notes by length, a Perspectives section carries expository pieces for a broad audience, and Notes receive expedited handling.体裁： 刊物设按篇幅区分的 Contributions 与 Notes 两类研究文章，另有面向宽众的 Perspectives 综述栏目，Notes 类稿件获得加急处理。
- Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal sits in the second quartile of mathematics, with a 2025 impact factor of 1.1 and a CiteScore of 1.9.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版收录，在数学类别中列第二区，2025 年影响因子为 1.1，CiteScore 为 1.9。[2]
History
- Founded in 1971: the journal was launched by North-Holland in 1971 and later passed into the Elsevier fold.1971年创刊： 期刊于 1971 年由北荷兰出版公司创刊，后随出版体系并入 Elsevier。
- Background to the founding: as combinatorics and graph theory matured into standalone disciplines in the late twentieth century, the journal gave the discrete community a stable international outlet.创刊背景： 组合数学与图论在二十世纪后半叶迅速成为独立学科，期刊的创办为离散方向提供了稳定的国际出版阵地。
- Publisher history: born with North-Holland and now published by Elsevier, the journal keeps its high cadence of twenty-four issues a year.出版方沿革： 期刊由北荷兰出版公司创办，现由 Elsevier 出版，每年 24 期的高频出版节奏延续至今。
- Commemorative issues: occasional special issues honour figures and meetings, such as the 2017 tribute to Horst Sachs and the 2024 selection from the eighth Czech-Slovak graph theory symposium.纪念专号： 期刊不定期出版纪念与会议精选专号，如 2017 年纪念 Horst Sachs、2024 年收录第八届捷克-斯洛伐克图论会议精选论文。[3]
- Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 0.77 in 2019, 0.961 in 2021 and 1.1 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2019 年为 0.77，2021 年为 0.961，2025 年为 1.1。
Editors
- Editor-in-chief: the journal is led by Douglas B. West, listed at Zhejiang Normal University in China and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States.现任主编： 主编为 Douglas B. West，同时列名中国浙江师范大学与美国伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校。
- Editorial background: a senior graph theorist, West has guided the journal's editorial office for many years.主编背景： West 是图论方向的资深学者，长期主持期刊编务。
- Editorial board: the board spans the main branches of combinatorics, with members from mathematical centres in Europe, the Americas and Asia.编委构成： 编委会覆盖组合数学各主要分支，成员来自欧洲、美洲与亚洲的数学中心。[4]
- Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through Editorial Manager and undergo peer review, with an open access option available.投稿与评审： 稿件经 Editorial Manager 在线系统递交，接受同行评审，期刊支持开放获取出版选项。
- Editorial policy: contributions must carry sufficient generality and depth, while Notes are positioned as short results processed quickly.编辑方针： 期刊要求成果具有足够的一般性与深度，Notes 类稿件以可快速处理的短成果为定位。