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'''Mathematical Reviews''' is a journal and online database published by the [[American Mathematical Society]] that contains brief synopses (and occasionally evaluations) of many articles in mathematics, statistics and theoretical computer science.
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'''''Mathematical Reviews''''' is a journal published by the [[American Mathematical Society]] (AMS) that contains brief synopses, and in some cases evaluations, of many articles in [[mathematics]], [[statistics]], and [[theoretical computer science]].<ref name=Charleston>
{{cite journal
| last=Fowler
| first=Kristine K
| title=Mathematics Sites Compared:Zentralblatt MATH Database and MathSciNet
| journal=[[The Charleston Advisor]]
| volume=1
| issue=3
| pages=18(1) to 18(11)
| date=January 2000
| url=http://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/11299/42471/1/CharlestonAdvisorJan2000.pdf
| issn=1525-4011
| access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="Dominy" /> The AMS also publishes an associated online [[bibliographic database]] called [[MathSciNet]], which contains an electronic version of ''Mathematical Reviews''.


== Reviews ==
The journal began publication in 1940. The goal was to give reviews of every mathematical research publication. As of 2000 the Mathematical Reviews database contained information on over 1.5 million articles. The authors of reviews are volunteers, usually chosen by the editors because of some expertise in the area of the article. It and the German journal [[Zentralblatt für Mathematik]] are the only comprehensive resources of this type. Often reviews give detailed summaries of the contents of the paper, sometimes with critical comments by the reviewer and references to related work. When it is not possible to give independent reviews the author's summary may be quoted. When a work is in an unusual language only bibliographic information may be given.
Mathematical Reviews was founded by [[Otto E. Neugebauer]] in 1940<ref name="jackson">{{Citation | first = Allyn |last=Jackson | url = https://www.ams.org/notices/199703/comm-mr.pdf | title = Chinese Acrobatics, an Old-Time Brewery, and the "Much Needed Gap": The life of Mathematical Reviews | journal = Notices of the American Mathematical Society | volume = 44 | year = 1997 | issue = 3 | pages = 330–7 }}</ref> as an alternative to the German journal ''[[Zentralblatt für Mathematik]]'',<ref>{{Citation |chapter-url = https://www.ams.org/publications/math-reviews/LehmerArt.pdf | contribution = A half century of reviewing | author-link = Derrick Henry Lehmer |pages=265–6 |first=D.H. |last=Lehmer | title = A Century of Mathematics in America, Part I | editor-first = Peter | editor-last =Duren | publisher = American Mathematical Society | year = 1988 |isbn=0-8218-0124-4 |url=https://www.ams.org/samplings/math-history/hmath1-index}}</ref> which Neugebauer had also founded a decade earlier, but which under the Nazis had begun censoring reviews by and of Jewish mathematicians.<ref name="jackson"/> The goal of the new journal was to give reviews of every mathematical research publication. As of November 2007, the ''Mathematical Reviews'' database contained information on over 2.2 million articles. The authors of reviews are volunteers, usually chosen by the editors because of some expertise in the area of the article. It and ''[[Zentralblatt MATH|Zentralblatt für Mathematik]]'' are the only comprehensive resources of this type. (The Mathematics section of ''[[Referativny Zhurnal]]'' is available only in [[Russian language|Russian]] and is smaller in scale and difficult to access.) Often reviews give detailed summaries of the contents of the paper, sometimes with critical comments by the reviewer and references to related work. However, reviewers are not encouraged to criticize the paper, because the author does not have an opportunity to respond. The author's summary may be quoted when it is not possible to give an independent review, or when the summary is deemed adequate by the reviewer or the editors. Only bibliographic information may be given when a work is in an unusual language, when it is a brief paper in a conference volume, or when it is outside the primary scope of the Reviews. Originally the reviews were written in several languages, but later an "English only" policy was introduced. Selected reviews (called "featured reviews") were also published as a book by the AMS, but this program has been discontinued.


== Online database ==
In 1980, all the contents of Mathematical Reviews since 1940 were integrated into an electronic searchable database. Eventually the contents became part of '''MathSciNet''' which, along with reviews also has citation information. Mathematical Reviews and MathSciNet have become an essential tool for researchers in the mathematical sciences.
{{Infobox bibliographic database
| title = Mathematical Reviews
| producer = [[American Mathematical Society]]
}}
In 1980, all the contents of ''Mathematical Reviews'' since 1940 were integrated into an electronic searchable database. Eventually the contents became part of [[MathSciNet]], which was officially launched in 1996.<ref name="Dominy">{{Citation |first1 = Margaret |last1=Dominy |first2=Jay |last2=Bhatt | url = http://www.istl.org/01-summer/databases2.html | title = MathSciNet: Mathematical Reviews on the Web, a Review | journal = Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship | issue=Summer 2001 | year = 2001 |doi=10.29173/istl1862 |s2cid=250571609 |doi-access=free }}</ref> MathSciNet also has extensive citation information.<ref>[https://www.ams.org/mr-database Mathematical Reviews database]</ref>


== Mathematical citation quotient ==
Both Mathematical Reviews and [[Zentralblatt für Mathematik]] use the [[Mathematics Subject Classification]] codes for organising their reviews.
''Mathematical Reviews'' computes a '''mathematical citation quotient''' ('''MCQ''') for each journal. Like the [[impact factor]] and other similar [[citation rate]]s, this is a numerical statistic that measures the frequency of citations to a journal.<ref>"[https://www.ams.org/mathscinet/help/citation_database_help_full.html Citation Database Help Topics]", Mathematical Reviews. Accessed 2011-1-13</ref> The MCQ is calculated by counting the total number of citations into the journal that have been indexed by ''Mathematical Reviews'' over a five-year period, and dividing this total by the total number of papers published by the journal during that five-year period.


For the period 2012 – 2014, the top five journals in ''Mathematical Reviews'' by MCQ were:<ref>"Top Journal MCQs cited in the MR Citation Database", MathSciNet, accessed 2019-10-22</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.ams.org/mr-database Mathematical Reviews database] with access to the online search function for the database (for subscribers), and link to information about the service, such as the following:
*#[http://www.ams.org/authors/mr-edit.html Mathematical Reviews editorial statement] outlines the mission of Mathematical Reviews;
*#[http://www.ams.org/authors/guide-reviewers.html Mathematical Reviews guide for reviewers] is a useful resource both for reviewers and users of Mathematical Reviews.
*[http://www.ams.org/publications/60ann/Articles.html Some interesting reading about Mathematical Reviews]. Two articles published for the 50th anniversary of MR in 1990.
*[http://www.math.columbia.edu/~kimball/mr.html Exceptional MathReviews] collected by Kimball Martin and sorted by amusement factor.


# ''[[Acta Numerica]]'' — MCQ 8.14
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# ''[[Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS]]'' — MCQ 5.06
[[Category:Mathematical journals]]
# ''[[Journal of the American Mathematical Society]]'' — MCQ 4.79
# ''[[Annals of Mathematics]]'' — MCQ 4.60
# ''[[Forum of Mathematics, Pi]]'' — MCQ 4.54

The "All Journal MCQ" is computed by considering all the journals indexed by ''Mathematical Reviews'' as a single meta-journal, which makes it possible to determine if a particular journal has a higher or lower MCQ than average. The 2018 All Journal MCQ is 0.41.

==''Current Mathematical Publications''==
''Current Mathematical Publications'' was a subject index in print format that published the newest and upcoming mathematical literature, chosen and indexed by ''Mathematical Reviews'' editors. It covered the period from 1965 until 2012, when it was discontinued.<ref>{{cite web
| last =Current Mathematical Publications
| title =Mathematical Reviews Database Publication Formats
| publisher =[[American Mathematical Society]]
| date = 2013
| url = https://www.ams.org/bookstore/mrproducts#cmp
}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Wikidata property|P889}}
* ''[[Referativnyi Zhurnal]]'', published in former [[Soviet Union]] and now in [[Russia]]
* [[Zentralblatt MATH]], published in [[Germany]]
* [[INSPEC]]
* [[Web of Science]]
* [[IEEE Xplore]]
* [[Current Index to Statistics]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.ams.org/mr-database ''Mathematical Reviews'' database] with access to the online search function for the database (for subscribers), and links to information about the service, such as the following:
*#[https://www.ams.org/authors/mr-edit.html ''Mathematical Reviews'' editorial statement] outlines the mission of ''Mathematical Reviews'';
*#[https://www.ams.org/mresubs/guide-reviewers.html ''Mathematical Reviews'' guide for reviewers], intended for both reviewers and users of ''Mathematical Reviews''.
*[http://www.math.ou.edu/~kmartin/mr.html Exceptional MathReviews] collected by Kimball Martin and sorted by amusement factor.


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Mathematical Reviews
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Mathematical Reviews is a journal published by the American Mathematical Society (AMS) that contains brief synopses, and in some cases evaluations, of many articles in mathematics, statistics, and theoretical computer science.[1][2] The AMS also publishes an associated online bibliographic database called MathSciNet, which contains an electronic version of Mathematical Reviews.

Reviews

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Mathematical Reviews was founded by Otto E. Neugebauer in 1940[3] as an alternative to the German journal Zentralblatt für Mathematik,[4] which Neugebauer had also founded a decade earlier, but which under the Nazis had begun censoring reviews by and of Jewish mathematicians.[3] The goal of the new journal was to give reviews of every mathematical research publication. As of November 2007, the Mathematical Reviews database contained information on over 2.2 million articles. The authors of reviews are volunteers, usually chosen by the editors because of some expertise in the area of the article. It and Zentralblatt für Mathematik are the only comprehensive resources of this type. (The Mathematics section of Referativny Zhurnal is available only in Russian and is smaller in scale and difficult to access.) Often reviews give detailed summaries of the contents of the paper, sometimes with critical comments by the reviewer and references to related work. However, reviewers are not encouraged to criticize the paper, because the author does not have an opportunity to respond. The author's summary may be quoted when it is not possible to give an independent review, or when the summary is deemed adequate by the reviewer or the editors. Only bibliographic information may be given when a work is in an unusual language, when it is a brief paper in a conference volume, or when it is outside the primary scope of the Reviews. Originally the reviews were written in several languages, but later an "English only" policy was introduced. Selected reviews (called "featured reviews") were also published as a book by the AMS, but this program has been discontinued.

Online database

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Mathematical Reviews
ProducerAmerican Mathematical Society

In 1980, all the contents of Mathematical Reviews since 1940 were integrated into an electronic searchable database. Eventually the contents became part of MathSciNet, which was officially launched in 1996.[2] MathSciNet also has extensive citation information.[5]

Mathematical citation quotient

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Mathematical Reviews computes a mathematical citation quotient (MCQ) for each journal. Like the impact factor and other similar citation rates, this is a numerical statistic that measures the frequency of citations to a journal.[6] The MCQ is calculated by counting the total number of citations into the journal that have been indexed by Mathematical Reviews over a five-year period, and dividing this total by the total number of papers published by the journal during that five-year period.

For the period 2012 – 2014, the top five journals in Mathematical Reviews by MCQ were:[7]

  1. Acta Numerica — MCQ 8.14
  2. Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS — MCQ 5.06
  3. Journal of the American Mathematical Society — MCQ 4.79
  4. Annals of Mathematics — MCQ 4.60
  5. Forum of Mathematics, Pi — MCQ 4.54

The "All Journal MCQ" is computed by considering all the journals indexed by Mathematical Reviews as a single meta-journal, which makes it possible to determine if a particular journal has a higher or lower MCQ than average. The 2018 All Journal MCQ is 0.41.

Current Mathematical Publications

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Current Mathematical Publications was a subject index in print format that published the newest and upcoming mathematical literature, chosen and indexed by Mathematical Reviews editors. It covered the period from 1965 until 2012, when it was discontinued.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fowler, Kristine K (January 2000). "Mathematics Sites Compared:Zentralblatt MATH Database and MathSciNet" (PDF). The Charleston Advisor. 1 (3): 18(1) to 18(11). ISSN 1525-4011. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Dominy, Margaret; Bhatt, Jay (2001), "MathSciNet: Mathematical Reviews on the Web, a Review", Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (Summer 2001), doi:10.29173/istl1862, S2CID 250571609
  3. ^ a b Jackson, Allyn (1997), "Chinese Acrobatics, an Old-Time Brewery, and the "Much Needed Gap": The life of Mathematical Reviews" (PDF), Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 44 (3): 330–7
  4. ^ Lehmer, D.H. (1988), "A half century of reviewing" (PDF), in Duren, Peter (ed.), A Century of Mathematics in America, Part I, American Mathematical Society, pp. 265–6, ISBN 0-8218-0124-4
  5. ^ Mathematical Reviews database
  6. ^ "Citation Database Help Topics", Mathematical Reviews. Accessed 2011-1-13
  7. ^ "Top Journal MCQs cited in the MR Citation Database", MathSciNet, accessed 2019-10-22
  8. ^ Current Mathematical Publications (2013). "Mathematical Reviews Database Publication Formats". American Mathematical Society.
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