Advances in Difference Equations is a peer-reviewed

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 mathematics journal covering research on difference equation

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s, published by Hindawi Publishing Corporation.

The journal was established in 2004 and publishes articles on theory, methodology, and application of difference and differential equations. The editor-in-chief is Ravi P. Agarwal (Florida Institute of Technology

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, Current Contents

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/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, and Zentralblatt MATH

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, the journal has a 2009 impact factor

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