Editors of College Mathematics maintain the journal’s standards of clarity, rigor, and accessibility while guiding submissions through peer review and publication.
Editors safeguard the scholarly quality and educational value of the journal. They oversee peer review, ensure ethical compliance, and help shape the academic direction of College Mathematics.
Editorial decisions should support the journal’s mission: to provide clear exposition, rigorous reasoning, and problem-solving insight at a level suitable for advanced high school students, undergraduates, and instructors.
New editors should begin by reviewing the journal’s scope, recent issues, and author guidelines.
First Steps: Reading a few recently published articles is the best way to understand our expected clarity and rigor.
Ensuring mathematical correctness and readability of accepted papers.
Assess whether a manuscript suits the journal’s level. Identify articles best suited for students and instructors.
Select qualified referees with relevant subject expertise. Monitor timely referee reports and keep the process moving.
Write clear, constructive decision letters. Suggest improvements in exposition, structure, examples, or motivation.
Ensure mathematical correctness. Watch for plagiarism, duplicate submission, and other ethical concerns.
Suggest topics, themes, or special issues. Help refine reviewing standards and guidelines for authors.
Keep manuscripts, referee reports, and editorial discussions confidential. Declare conflicts of interest immediately.
How to handle our special submission categories at the Desk Review stage.
Handling Undergraduate & High School Submissions.
Select reviewers from our "Mentor Pool"—those who have agreed to provide constructive feedback. Explicitly mention in the invite that this is a student paper.
Handling AI-Assisted papers.
The "Originality" lies in the Orchestration. The paper must teach the reader how to use AI for this class of problems, not just give the answer.
The standard path of a manuscript from submission to final decision.
The Editor-in-Chief checks completeness, basic scope fit, and compliance with the guide for authors.
A handling editor is assigned based on subject area. They decide whether to send the paper for full review.
Referees evaluate correctness, clarity, educational value, and alignment with the journal’s audience.
The editor synthesizes reports (Accept, Revise, Reject). Authors revise and submit a response explaining changes.
Once satisfied, the manuscript is accepted and moves to copyediting and production.
Editors are typically assigned a manageable number of manuscripts per year. AIAS provides assistance with ethical issues, conflicts of interest, and technical help.
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