The Annals of Mathematics (ISSN 0003-486X), abbreviated as Ann. of Math. and often just called Annals, is a bimonthly mathematics research journal published by Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study. It ranks amongst the most prestigious mathematics journals in the world by criteria such as refereeing intensity. The journal began as The Analyst in 1874, founded and edited by Joel E. Hendricks. It was "intended to afford a medium for the presentation and analysis of any and all questions of interest or importance in pure and applied Mathematics, embracing especially all new and interesting discoveries in theoretical and practical astronomy, mechanical philosophy, and engineering".[1] It was published in Des Moines, Iowa, and was the earliest American mathematics journal to be published continuously for more than a year or two.[2] This incarnation of the journal ceased publication after its tenth year, 1883, giving as an explanation Hendricks's declining health,[3] but Hendricks made arrangements to have it taken over by new management.[4] It reappeared under its present name in 1884, under the new direction of Ormond Stone of the University of Virginia. It moved to Harvard in 1899 before reaching its current home in Princeton in 1911. An important period for the journal was 1928-1958 with Solomon Lefschetz as editor. During this time, Annals became an increasingly well-known and respected journal. The rise of Annals, in turn, stimulated American mathematics. Princeton University continued to publish the Annals on its own until 1933, when the Institute for Advanced Study took joint editorial control. Since 1998 it has been available in an electronic edition, alongside its regular print edition. The electronic edition is available without charge, as an open access journal. The current editors of the Annals of Mathematics are:
- Jean Bourgain, Institute for Advanced Study
- Phillip Griffiths, Institute for Advanced Study
- David Gabai, Princeton University
- Nick Katz, Princeton University
- Peter Sarnak, Princeton University
- Yakov Sinai, Princeton University
The Annals should not be confused with the Mathematische Annalen, an unrelated German mathematical journal.
References
- ^ Hendricks, Joel E. (1874). Introductory remarks. The Analyst 1 (1): 1–2.
- ^ Fiske, Thomas S. (1905). Mathematical progress in America (PDF). Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society 11: 238–246. Reprinted in Bulletin (New Series) of the American Mathematical Society 37 (1), 3–8, 1999.
- ^ Hendricks, Joel E. (1883). Announcement. The Analyst 10 (5): 159–160.
- ^ Hendricks, Joel E. (1883). Announcement. The Analyst 10 (6): 166.
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