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For questions about publishing mathematical content.

Math is not a secret science, it lives from results being published and communicated among mathematicians. Publications can take the form of articles in peer-reviewed journals, books or online sites. Different forms of publications may require different levels of scrutiny and on the other hand may be considered of different reliability.

How to formulate, where to publish on which topic, whom to contact, how to proceed in general - and how to decide if a result is "worth-while" in the first place; those are typical problems a beginner in publishing mathematical material faces.

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What does "communicated by" mean in math papers?

[This question involves mostly math papers, and may be relevant to graduate students learning to write and cite papers, although this is my only justification for this being a math question.] Usually papers start out with the title and then the…
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How does a non-mathematician go about publishing a proof in a way that ensures it to be up to the mathematical community's standards?

I'm a computer science student who is a maths hobbyist. I'm convinced that I've proven a major conjecture. The problem lies in that I've never published anything before and am not a mathematician by profession. Knowing full well that my proof may be…
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What should an amateur do with a proof of an open problem?

Assuming that somebody is not an employee of a university, just a math amateur, and makes a proper proof of some well known open math problem, what should he do with it? Publish on the internet for verification or send to some authorities? Is there…
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When should an equation be numbered when writing a paper?

This is a soft question on writing math for research or publication purposes. When do we number an equation? Or, when should we not number an equation? Obviously, we number equations when we wish to refer back to them at some later point. But I…
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How to cite preprints from arXiv?

Obviously when writing a math research paper it is good to cite one's references. However, with the advent of arXiv, oftentimes a paper is only available on arXiv while is awaits the long process of peer-review. But here a problem arises: how does…
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Does a Person Need a Mathematics Degree in order to Publish in a Mathematics jounal?

I am a neophyte amateur mathematician. I have been reading a lot about journals and the topic of peer-review in mathematics journals. Does one have to have professional credentials or have a Doctorate in order to publish in peer-reviewed mathematics…
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Starting sentences with mathematical symbols.

I apologise if this is a duplicate in any way or is too opinion-based. To what extent is it best not to start a sentence with a mathematical symbol? I find that when trying to solve a problem or prove something it's an unnecessary distraction to…
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Second-largest connected component of mathematicians

Let $\Gamma$ be the graph defined as follows: the vertices are mathematicians who have published papers there is an edge between any two mathematicians who have authored publications together. Graph $\Gamma$ is certainly not connected, as there…
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How can a high schooler get more involved in mathematics?

For a high school student interested in majoring in math and learning more about math, what kinds of mathematical research can a student in high school get involved in? How can a high school student get involved? If a high school student does…
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What are or where can I find style guidelines for writing math?

I am a scientist writing my first manuscript with a substantial amount of mathematical methodological documentation. I am using LaTeX, but this is not my question. I would like to find a list of usage rules similar to Strunk and White. I can follow…
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LaTeX/TeX Vs. Mathematica for Typesetting

I know Mathematica like the back of my hand, but I do not know a speck of $\LaTeX$ or $\TeX$. With regard to mathematical typesetting, is there something significant I can do in $\LaTeX$/$\TeX$ that I can't do in Mathematica? The Mathematica…
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Academic integrity

This may sound like a childish question and for all its worth, very well may be one as I am only 17, but how do I know who to trust with reviewing or looking at my work? The idea of someone stealing someone else's work, sounds so horible I cant…
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How long does it take to write a math paper?

I am currently working on an applied mathematics paper (with my supervisor, I am a student) that is long overdue: supposed to take 4-5 months but I have been working on it for 6.5 months. I was wondering if this project is beginning to become a…
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High School Students Publishing Mathematics

Right now I'm a senior in high school and I will be submitting a number of applications for undergraduate admissions with deadlines ranging from November $30^{\text{th}}$ to early February. However I recently had the chance to talk with a number of…
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Arxiv - what should I expect

I went through arxiv.org primer and some questions at MO and here about arxiv. There are many of them so I could have missed answers to some of my questions. My apologies in that case. I have never used arxiv before (not that I would publish many…
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