SIAM - the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics - is the leading non-profit society publisher in applied mathematics and computational science. Organized in Philadelphia in 1951 and formally incorporated in 1952, SIAM today publishes roughly 18 peer-reviewed research journals, all tightly focused on the mathematics that drives science, engineering, industry, and data science. If your paper proves a convergence theorem, analyzes an algorithm, or builds a mathematical model with real rigor, a SIAM journal is very likely on your shortlist.

Unlike large commercial publishers, SIAM's portfolio is compact and uniformly respected: there is no low-tier layer. This guide covers how to pick the right SIAM journal, what the open-access options and fees actually are, how peer review works, and how to submit through SIAM's own system.

Every SIAM journal has a sharply defined scope, so journal choice is mostly a scope-matching exercise. The table below maps common paper types to the usual SIAM home.

Other titles cover mathematical analysis (SIMA), imaging (SIIMS), applied dynamical systems (SIADS), financial mathematics (SIFIN), uncertainty quantification (JUQ, jointly with the ASA), discrete mathematics (SIDMA), multiscale modeling (MMS), applied algebra and geometry (SIAGA), and the mathematics of data science (SIMODS).

SIAM publishes ~18 research journals, plus a well-known book program (including the Classics in Applied Mathematics series), conference proceedings such as SODA, and the member magazine SIAM News. All journal content is hosted on the SIAM Publications Library (epubs.siam.org). Coverage in Scopus, Web of Science (SCIE), MathSciNet, and zbMATH is high across the portfolio, and titles such as SIAM Review and SIAM Journal on Optimization rank among the most-cited venues in applied mathematics.

SIAM journals follow a subscription-first, hybrid model. Publishing in any SIAM journal is free - there are no page charges or submission fees for the standard subscription route.

SIAM states that its green-OA route complies with Plan S and UKRI policies: authors may deposit the Author's Accepted Manuscript in an institutional or subject repository at final publication with an appropriate Creative Commons license. Most SIAM authors also post preprints to arXiv, which SIAM permits. Because the APC is entirely optional, cost is rarely a barrier to publishing with SIAM; check the current SIAM fees page before submission, as prices are revised periodically.

• Model: single-anonymized review is the norm across SIAM journals - reviewers know author identities, authors do not know reviewers.
• Depth: SIAM refereeing is known for mathematical thoroughness; referees typically check proofs in detail.
• Turnaround: varies by journal and paper length. Rigorous mathematics reviewing commonly takes several months to a first decision; plan accordingly.
• Editors: each journal has an editor-in-chief and a large board of associate editors who handle papers in their specialty.

1. Pick the journal. Match your paper's scope to a title using the journal descriptions on siam.org.
2. Prepare the manuscript. Use SIAM's LaTeX class (siamart) or the corresponding SciSpace template; SIAM uses its own numbered citation style.
3. Submit via SIAM's Journal Submission & Tracking System at peerreview.siam.org (built on eJournalPress). Upload the manuscript and a cover letter as PDF with figures embedded inline.
4. Track and revise. The same system handles referee reports, revisions, and the final decision.
5. Choose your access route at acceptance. Publish free under the subscription model, or pay the optional $3,750 APC for gold open access.

SIAM is a member of COPE, OASPA, and STM, and follows COPE guidance on authorship disputes, plagiarism, and retractions. As a non-profit society, surplus from publications supports SIAM's community programs, conferences, prizes, and student activities.