About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Art of Discrete and Applied Mathematics (ADAM) is a modern, dynamic, platinum open access, electronic journal publishing high-quality articles of arbitrary length in contemporary discrete and applied mathematics in which neither the authors nor the readers incur any costs. Short notes are welcome, as well as extra long articles with numerous drawings, tables or long proofs. Articles may be accompanied by computer programs and data.

The scope of ADAM is dynamic and includes but is not limited to the scope of its parent journal Ars Mathematica Contemporanea (AMC). In addition, ADAM publishes papers in pure and applied graph theory and combinatorics. High quality papers from chemical graph theory are also welcome. ADAM considers all papers closely associated with the research interests of members of its editorial board. The structure of the editorial board is adjusted occasionally to reflect new interests of authors and readers.

ADAM publishes special editions dedicated to a single topic or to the proceedings of a conference or workshop. Normally, such special editions are proposed by a member of the editorial board of ADAM, and in such cases, at least one of the guest editors is a member of the editorial board of ADAM.

This journal adheres to the EMS Code of Practice approved by the European Mathematical Society Executive Committee on 29 October 2012.

Copyright and Open Access

All contributions to the journal are subject to Diamond Open Access, with no costs for authors and no costs for readers.
The authors retain the Creative Commons (CC) Copyright of their work. In case of reuse the original article has to be properly cited.

Authorship Policy

Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the submission.
All individuals who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research should be acknowledged.
Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of their work.
All authors should agree to the submission of the manuscript and take responsibility for its content.

Corrections Policy

The authors are responsible for informing the journal of any errors they discover in their work, and the editorial board is responsible for making necessary corrections to ensure the integrity of the published literature.

Publishing Malpractice and Retractions Policy

All parties involved in the publication process (editors, authors, reviewers) must abide by ethical standards to avoid malpractice.
The journal will investigate all allegations of publication malpractice.
Retractions will be issued if there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable due to misconduct (e.g., data fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, duplicate publication) or honest error (e.g., miscalculation, flawed proof etc).
The decision to retract an article will be made by the editorial board after a thorough investigation.
A retraction notice will be published in the journal, clearly stating the reasons for the retraction, linked to the original article.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships that could be viewed as potential conflicts of interest at the time of manuscript submission.
Reviewers and editors must also disclose any conflicts of interest that could affect their impartiality in the review process. Such conflicts of interest may include authors who have personal or business relationships, are currently in an advising or mentoring role or are colleagues at the same institution.

Plagiarism Policy

Manuscripts found to contain significant plagiarism will be rejected immediately.
If plagiarism is discovered post-publication, the journal will issue a retraction or correction as appropriate, and the authors' institutions will be notified.
Authors should avoid reusing significant portions of their own previously published work without proper citation or acknowledgement, known as self-plagiarism.

Peer review processes

Each submission is initially reviewed by the Editors-in-Chief. If the paper aligns with the journal’s mission and meets its standards, it is assigned by the Editors-in-Chief to an editor who selects two independent (external) referees to evaluate the submission and suggests to the Editors-in-Chief the decision about submission. Should the Editors-in-Chief determine that a submission does not meet the journal's standards or scope, the authors will be informed, and the paper may be rejected without further review. Referees are typically expected to submit their evaluations within three months of receiving the manuscript, with extensions possible for longer articles. The Editors rely on the referee reports to assess the research's merit, quality, and relevance to the field. Decisions on submissions are based solely on these criteria, without consideration of the authors' gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, citizenship, religious belief, political philosophy, or institutional affiliation. The same standards apply for special issues which are handled by guest editors invited by the Editors-in-Chief.