''Algebraic Combinatorics'' is a

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specializing in the field of

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. Established in 2018, the journal is published by the

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History

The journal was established in 2018, when the

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of the

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Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics ''Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering algebraic combinatorics. It was established in 1992 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. The editor-in-chief is Ilias S. Kotsireas (Wilfrid Lau ...

'' resigned to protest the publisher's high prices and limited accessibility. The board criticized Springer for "double-dipping", that is, charging large subscription fees to libraries in addition to high fees for authors who wished to make their publications open access.

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. The journal's

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are Akihiro Munemasa (

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), Satoshi Murai (

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), Hendrik Van Maldeghem (

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), Brendon Rhoades (

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), and David Speyer (

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the

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, ''

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'', and

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