The Journal of Number Theory , often abbreviated J. Number Theory or J. Num. Th. in bibliographies, is a mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

 journal that publishes a broad spectrum of original research in number theory

Number theory

Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers as well...

. The journal was founded in 1969 by R.P. Bambah, P. Roquette, A. Ross

Arnold Ross

Arnold Ephraim Ross was a mathematician and educator who founded the Ross Mathematics Program at the Ohio State University.-Personal Life:...

, A. Woods, and H. Zassenhaus

Hans Julius Zassenhaus

Hans Julius Zassenhaus was a German mathematician, known for work in many parts of abstract algebra, and as a pioneer of computer algebra....

, under the auspices of Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

. It is currently published by Elsevier

Elsevier

Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....

, with 12 issues and 6 volumes per year. The editor in chief is Ohio State professor David Goss

David Goss

David Mark Goss is a mathematician, a professor in the department of mathematics at The Ohio State University, and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Number Theory. He received his B.S. in mathematics in 1973 from University of Michigan and his Ph.D...

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External links

• The Journal of Number Theory. Official web site at Elsevier.
• JNT editorial office at Ohio State University.