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. as an alternative to the German journal Zentralblatt für Mathematik, which Neugebauer had also founded a decade earlier, but which under the Nazis had begun censoring reviews by and of Jewish mathematicians. MathSciNet also has extensive citation information.

Mathematical citation quotient

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. 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:

  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

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.

See also

  • Current Index to Statistics
  • IEEE Xplore
  • INSPEC
  • Referativnyi Zhurnal, published in former Soviet Union and now in Russia
  • Web of Science
  • Zentralblatt MATH, published in Germany

References

  • 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:
  • Mathematical Reviews editorial statement outlines the mission of Mathematical Reviews
  • Mathematical Reviews guide for reviewers, intended for both reviewers and users of Mathematical Reviews
  • Exceptional MathReviews collected by Kimball Martin and sorted by amusement factor.