most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net 2013-05-23T04:29:22Z http://mathoverflow.net/feeds/question/49197 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://mathoverflow.net/questions/49197/what-are-some-examples-of-journals-that-will-accept-undergraduate-student-researc SAC 2010-12-13T02:12:51Z 2011-05-03T22:55:55Z

<p>I am currently doing a research project with a professor and 3 other students in an area that is usually seen as a "recreational" math topic; that of change-ringing and its relation to group theory. The papers regarding change-ringing that I have managed to find on JSTOR are generally of an expository nature, and since we do have one or two somewhat original results (we were trying to see what subgroups of Sn can be enumerated using transformations allowed under the restrictions of change-ringing), I think we might have something at least worth trying to submit to a small journal. </p> <p>Does anyone have any recommendations?</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/49197/what-are-some-examples-of-journals-that-will-accept-undergraduate-student-researc/49201#49201 Joseph O'Rourke 2010-12-13T02:24:03Z 2010-12-13T02:34:28Z

<p>Permit me to draw attention to the journal, <a href="http://pjm.math.berkeley.edu/involve/about/cover/cover.html" rel="nofollow">Involve&mdash;A Journal of Mathematics</a> (which I also mentioned in <a href="http://mathoverflow.net/questions/25421/how-do-undergrad-students-write-papers-by-themselves/28331#28331" rel="nofollow">a related MO posting</a>). Snippets from <em>About the Journal</em>:</p> <blockquote> <p>"<em>Involve</em> is dedicated to showcasing and encouraging high quality mathematical research involving students (at all levels). ... Submissions in all mathematical areas are encouraged. However, each manuscript should include a minimum of 1/3 student authorship. ... Involve is a publication in between the extremes of purely undergraduate research journals, which in general are aimed at undergraduate audiences, and mainstream research journals."</p> </blockquote> <p>The current issue is its 10th.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/49197/what-are-some-examples-of-journals-that-will-accept-undergraduate-student-researc/49203#49203 sleepless in beantown 2010-12-13T02:38:38Z 2010-12-13T02:38:38Z

<p>Electronic Journal of Combinatorics might be a good candidate considering the topic. My contention is that if the paper has a real result which is mathematical and combinatoric in nature, and is well-written, then the education-level of the author(s) should not play a role in whether the paper is appropriate or not for a particular journal.</p> <p>Whether or not one or more of the authors is an undergraduate still working on their studies or already holds a Ph.D. or teaching position should not be a factor. However, the best person to tell you about the most appropriate forum in which to attempt to publish your findings is <strong>your mentor</strong>, the professor sponsoring or advising you as you do this research. It is your advisor's job to advise about something like this, and they will have the best and most appropriate answer for you. People who don't know the details of your work, as the rest of these readers/commentators on Mathoverflow and slashdot are, cannot give you an informed answer. You should look closer to home, and ask your teachers and your undergraduate advisors, or an appropriate mathematician in your local mathematics department.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/49197/what-are-some-examples-of-journals-that-will-accept-undergraduate-student-researc/49229#49229 John Bentin 2010-12-13T08:54:27Z 2010-12-13T08:54:27Z

<p>You might first want to read the article by Arthur White &amp; Robin Wilson: "The hunting group", <em>The Mathematical Gazette</em> <strong>79</strong>, no. 484, March 1995, which is about the group theory of change ringing.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/49197/what-are-some-examples-of-journals-that-will-accept-undergraduate-student-researc/63859#63859 Edgar A. Bering IV 2011-05-03T22:55:55Z 2011-05-03T22:55:55Z

<p>I haven't seen mentioned the <a href="http://www.ams.org/programs/students/undergrad/undergrad" rel="nofollow">AMS undergraduate mathematics page</a>, in particular the "Clubs, Conferences, Events, Online Journals" section. The section mentions the following journals targeting undergraduates:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.involvemath.org/" rel="nofollow">Involve</a>, mentioned in another answer.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.rose-hulman.edu/mathjournal/index.php" rel="nofollow">The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Undergraduate Mathematics Journal</a>, which requires an established mathematician to sponsor your submission and recommend referees.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.thehcmr.org/" rel="nofollow">The Harvard College Mathematics Review</a>, focuses on expository articles by undergraduates. It also sadly seems to be semi-defunct, the website promises an issue in March but one has not yet appeared.</li> </ul> <p>There is also a new undergraduate journal <a href="http://mathreview.uwaterloo.ca/" rel="nofollow">The Waterloo Mathematics Review</a> from the University of Waterloo (full disclosure: I am one of the editors) in a similar style to the HCMR, though it also accepts original research. We are currently accepting submissions for our second issue, while this answer may find you too late I hope you consider submitting.</p>