Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by the American Mathematical Society that presents short research articles in mathematics across a wide range of subfields. Founded in the mid-20th century, the journal has published contributions from authors associated with institutions such as Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has featured work cited alongside research in venues like Annals of Mathematics, Inventiones Mathematicae, Journal of the American Mathematical Society, Acta Mathematica, and Mathematische Annalen. Authors who have published in the journal have also held positions at organizations including the Institute for Advanced Study, CNRS, Max Planck Society, University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University.

History

The journal traces its origins to an editorial initiative within the American Mathematical Society during the post-World War II expansion of mathematical research that involved figures connected to Princeton University, Columbia University, Yale University, University of Chicago, and New York University. Early editors and contributors included mathematicians affiliated with Harvard University, University of Göttingen, École Normale Supérieure, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Brown University, and the publication’s development paralleled growth in venues such as Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, and Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society. Over subsequent decades the journal’s editorial board drew scholars from institutions like Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, University of Toronto, University of Michigan, and Columbia University, while its operations adapted to administrative practices observed at Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and major university presses.

Scope and content

The journal publishes concise research articles in many mathematical areas including authors working on problems related to algebraic topology as seen at Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of California, Berkeley; studies in complex analysis connected to groups at University of Cambridge, École Polytechnique, University of Oxford, University of Tokyo, and Université Paris-Saclay; contributions to functional analysis from scholars at Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, University of Michigan, and Columbia University; work in combinatorics with ties to Rutgers University, Tel Aviv University, University of Waterloo, McGill University, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and papers in number theory influenced by researchers at Harvard University, Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study, Université de Paris, and University of Bonn. The scope regularly includes short expository notes, concise proofs related to results in journals such as Journal of Number Theory, Geometric and Functional Analysis, Duke Mathematical Journal, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, and Journal of Differential Geometry.

Editorial process and policies

Manuscripts undergo peer review coordinated by an editorial board whose members have affiliations with institutions like University of Cambridge, Princeton University, Harvard University, University of Chicago, and Stanford University, and the review workflow follows standards comparable to those at Annals of Mathematics, Inventiones Mathematicae, Journal of the American Mathematical Society, Duke University Press, and university presses. The journal enforces policies on originality, authorship, and conflicts of interest similar to guidelines promoted by bodies such as the Committee on Publication Ethics and scholarly societies including the Mathematical Association of America and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and editorial decisions reflect recommendations observed at Royal Society and National Academy of Sciences meetings. Appeals and corrections are handled through procedures used at venues like Mathematical Reviews, Zentralblatt MATH, arXiv, Crossref, and library partners at Library of Congress.

Accessibility and publication formats

Issues are distributed in both print and electronic formats, with digital access managed through platforms used by the American Mathematical Society and aggregators such as university libraries at Harvard University, Yale University, University of California, University of Michigan, and Columbia University, and indexing services including MathSciNet, Zentralblatt MATH, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The journal supports submission and hosting workflows interoperable with repositories like arXiv and leverages digital preservation strategies similar to those employed by Portico, LOCKSS, HathiTrust, JSTOR, and national libraries such as the Library of Congress and British Library. Subscription models and open access options are aligned with policies advocated by Plan S, funding agencies including the National Science Foundation, European Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and major university consortia.

Impact and reception

The journal is cited across literature that includes work from authors associated with Harvard University, Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study, Courant Institute, and ETH Zurich and is mentioned in citation analyses alongside Annals of Mathematics, Inventiones Mathematicae, Journal of the American Mathematical Society, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, and Duke Mathematical Journal. Its influence is reflected in citations recorded by MathSciNet, impact assessments compiled by Clarivate Analytics, and bibliometric studies involving Scopus and Google Scholar, and articles published in the journal have contributed to developments recognized by awards such as the Fields Medal, Abel Prize, Cole Prize, Steele Prize, and Wolf Prize.

Category:Mathematics journals