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### Undergrad publishing [duplicate]

Can undergraduates publish notes (or articles) in journals such as Mathematics Magazine, or does one need a PhD? Will the paper be rejected? I could not find any information about this online. Edit: ...
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### How long does it take to write a math paper? [closed]

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 ...
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### An article for some undergraduate journal

I'm a student and last year I attended some courses about algebraic geometry. Referring to many books, I wrote personal notes explaining the Cech cohomology of sheaves and some of its applications in ...
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### How do you get a paper to be peer reviewed

I have a proof that I want to undergo peer review. I unfortunately am not affiliated with any university. How should I go about getting it reviewed and either rejected or published? Thanks!
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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 ...
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### How should someone release their proof to the world? [closed]

Lets say someone (a reputable or non reputable mathematician) has come up with a remarkable one page proof to a famous maths problem. Lets say the proof is likely correct but hasn't been released to ...
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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 ...
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### Publishing mathematics

How or where does one express work they've done to others? What does it mean formally to 'publish' mathematical work you've done? How do you know if your work is any good? Or if someone has already ...
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### Why do they print the number of Illustrations on some mathematics books? [closed]

Why do they print the number of Illustrations on some mathematics books? For example: In my whole life, I've seen this only on maths books and I can't figure out why they do this or why it's ...
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### Creating a book based on an article (copyright issues) [closed]

Elsevier explicitly permits me to make a book based on my article published with Elsevier. What's about other publishers? May these forbid me to make a book based on my earlier article?
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### Publishing an article after a book?

If I first publish an article, afterward I may publish a book containing materials from the article. What's about the reverse: If I first publish a book does it make sense to publish its fragment as ...
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### Is the golden ratio overrated?

While reading many sources and watching many video's about nature and physics I wonder if the golden ratio is really that often occurring in nature and physics ? If I look on the Wikipedia pages I see ...
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### Finding a paper by John von Neumann written in 1951

There's a 1951 article by John von Neumann, Various techniques used in connection with random digits, which I would really like to read. It is widely cited, but I can't seem to find an actual copy of ...
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### How to address mistakes in published papers?

I have recently discovered some mistakes in a published maths article. I have contacted the author pointing out politely my concerns, but I got no specific answer, just a "polite" one, that the ...
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### What if your research paper got rejected with few comments given on  paper?

I often wonder what if your research paper got rejected? Is it fair enough to resubmit that paper in the same journal? Is there any possibility of publication of that paper in any journal? Thanks
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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 ...
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### Where to publish short notes?

Where to publish short notes which don't deserve real publication (an article in a peer reviewed journal)? I'd press it in blogs but even in blogs supporting math formulas (wordpress.com) it is not ...
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### Is there a way to tell whether a paper has been rigorously peer-reviewed and is completely valid?

When is it safe to assume that important theorems in a paper you're referencing are valid? I have a paper in a field in which I am not an expert, so could only check their proofs after months or ...
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### How do you filter through published papers and find the ones you should read?

Here's a paper that answered a long standing problem: PRIMES is in P so it would go at the top of the list for someone working in that area. So, how do you find the most important results in some ...
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### Where to get peer-reviewed before submitting a paper to journal?

As a student where should he first approach for review of his paper, even more so a first one, before submitting to peer reviewed journal? Teachers tend to be busy with school and personal work, ...
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### Is it A Good Idea To Write Papers With Mathematica?

I find it very easy to write with mathematica. There are a lot of templates to choose from, and the formula visualization is cool. Also it's very convenient to manage chapters and sections. With ...
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### Idea: Resource to avoid publishing something someone else published [closed]

Researchers often prove theorems but they don't know whether somebody else already published the same result. One strategy is to read papers on the topic or search keywords, however it would take way ...
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### Citations in Math Papers

I asked a similar question previously, though this is more specific and directed. In the writing of mathematics research papers, when is information cited, such as definitions? I have read that if ...
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### “Submissions in TeX” [closed]

I'm getting ready to submit my first paper, and I have a stupid question -- if a journal's guidelines say that they want "submissions in TeX," does that mean that I can submit a LaTeX source file, or ...
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### Mathematical Research Formatting [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What are or where can I find style guidelines for writing math? In mathematical research papers, in what tense is it most appropriate to write? From my understanding, ...
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### resubmitting a paper to a better journal [closed]

I submitted a paper to quite a low-rated journal a few months ago, partly because I didn't think that my results were particularly good, but also because I neglected to do much research into impact ...
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### How does one know that a theorem is strong enough to publish?

Question. How does one know that a theorem is strong enough to publish? Basically, I have laid out a framework in which many theorems may be proven. I'm only 18 and therefore lack knowledge 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 ...
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### Publishing elementary proofs of theorems

I'm an undergraduate student and I believe I found another proof of Heron's formula. I have a bunch of questions: I would like to publish this "proof" (I haven't found mistakes yet) in some magazine. ...
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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 ...
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### Is there any way to read articles without subscription?

This is not mathematician question but I think it's related. How I can get access to some of "Software: Practice and Experience" articles without subscription? Any advice is welcome. Sorry if I'm ...
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### Book about technical and academic writing

I'm in the process of writing my Master's Thesis on automata theory. The writing must be in English which isn't my mother tongue. So the question is, given that this is my first time long (hundred ...
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### Alternatives to arxiv

I am an amateur mathematician (but I do have degree's in computer science (with mathematics)). Anyways, I have written this paper, where I have proved that for $\zeta(\rho) = 0$ if \$\Im(\rho) \to ...
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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 ...
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