Compositio Mathematica is a bimonthly peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 mathematics journal established by L.E.J. Brouwer

Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer

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 in 1935. It is published by Cambridge University Press

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, Compositio had a 2010 impact factor

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 of 0.941, ranking it 54th among 279 journals in the category "Mathematics". Since 2004 the journal has been published in cooperation with the London Mathematical Society

London Mathematical Society

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The three managing editors are Bas Edixhoven (Leiden University

Leiden University

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), Ben Moonen (University of Amsterdam), and Burt Totaro

Burt Totaro

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 (University of Cambridge

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).

Early history

The journal was established by Brouwer in response to his dismissal from Mathematische Annalen

Mathematische Annalen

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in 1928. An announcement of the new journal was made in a 1934 issue of the American Mathematical Monthly

American Mathematical Monthly

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. In 1940 the publication of the journal was suspended due to the German occupation of Holland.

External links

• Journal at publisher's web site
• Online archive (1935-1996)