Journal recommendation

[Thomas A.]

I am seeking a recommendation for a (monthly most likely) mathematics
journal that would keep one reasonably current across the major areas of the
field. In physics, for example, Reviews of Modern Physics (RMP) serves both
graduate students and researchers in a broad range of fields. The articles
offer an in-depth treatment of a research area, often with a broad
bibliography. Is there a mathematics journal with a similar charter?

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"Thomas A." <sp...@nospam.org> wrote in message
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try SWJPAM journal, excellent articles, they keep out the nonsense.

[Arturo Magidin]

The Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society comes close: from
their page (www.ams.org/bull/aboutbull.htm) [Perhaps an unfortunate
choice of abbreviation in the URL...):

"The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary
mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to
mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The
Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and
short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by
invitation only."

In my experience, the level of exposition is probably rather higher
than what you describe for RMP; certainly it is hard for me to follow
more than the first few pages of articles that are not close to my
field. But I think that would come as close as what you describe as
you can (at least from among those journals that I am familiar with).

--
Arturo Magidin

[A N Niel]

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> try SWJPAM journal, excellent articles, they keep out the nonsense.
>
>

publication suspended in 2004 ??

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"A N Niel" <ann...@nym.alias.net.invalid> wrote in message
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>> try SWJPAM journal, excellent articles, they keep out the nonsense.
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> publication suspended in 2004 ??

James Harris (JSH) posts in it still.

[Thomas A.]

Thanks, Arturo. I think the Bulletin is just what I was looking for. The
RMP articles are harder to follow after the first few pages if they're not
close to your field too. But it's enough to give you a good sense for
what's going on and a good launching point for further study if something
strikes your fancy.

[JSH]

Oh and their chief editor told me to please not send her any more
papers as she said it was just a "survey journal" so that may be
useful information as well. Whatever a "survey journal" is!

None of my papers it seems were interesting to her audience, from
solving quadratic residues, to non-polynomial factorization, other
work on prime numbers, solving binary quadratic diophantine equations,
nothing, but she'd just reject until I guess she couldn't take it any
more so she gave that plea.

After she asked that I please not send any more papers, I acquiesced
to her wishes.

You see, I'm a nice guy.

James Harris

[Thomas A.]

Journals that are referred to as "survey" or "review" are generally
comprised of articles each covering a sub-field or area from a reasonably
sophisticated level up to current research frontiers. Broader brushstrokes
are used so that an interested researcher has a firm starting point from
which to explore more deeply.

[JSH]

Thanks! As an amateur researcher maligned as a crackpot on math
newsgroups maybe I did test the chief editor a bit with my various
research interests. In any event, I will not push her further and
will continue to obey her plea for me not to send any more papers
please.

Good luck with your own efforts though. The sci.math'ers appear to
have given you a good suggestion. I know because that's why I was
sending my efforts to that journal along with a few others.

Now I've given up on the journal system and just rely on the web.

We'll see where that goes...

James Harris

[Peter]

On Aug 13, 8:56 pm, JSH <jst...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> After she asked that I please not send any more papers, I acquiesced
> to her wishes.
>
> You see, I'm a nice guy.
>
> James Harris

What do you want? A cookie?

[Arturo Magidin]

That it is; the survey articles generally have outstanding and quite
lengthy bibliographies. The book reviews are also *very* good, and
will not only discuss the book but give it context and often teach you
a bit of the subject along the way.

--
Arturo Magidin

[OwlHoot]

On Aug 14, 2:48 am, JSH <jst...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> Now I've given up on the journal system and just rely on the web.
>
> We'll see where that goes...
>
> James Harris

I take it you've heard of www.vixra.org