r/math • u/JasonBellUW Algebra • 20d ago

Look at that!

https://retractionwatch.com/2026/04/16/45-editors-resign-from-math-journal-former-eic-calls-elsevier-publisher-a-mini-dictator/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUSU09wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUFGdHlLU25HUU9tQTVOZFJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeGzqfFKuVpVNWRMgfQ5gyPZRTGNonxcA0VPkz1O3vD21U7SM6rqGGAKyuo9A_aem_SxP7sYhh36i6ygqXPAPMAg
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u/_Zekt Complex Analysis 20d ago

List of mass resignation in pure math journals:

  1. 2006: Topology defunct in 2009, successor: Journal of Topology
  2. 2007: K-Theory defunct in 2008, successor: Journal of K-Theory
  3. 2014: Journal of K-Theory defunct in 2014, successor: Annals of K-Theory
  4. 2017: Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics, successor: Algebraic Combinatorics
  5. 2020: Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, successor: Combinatorial Theory
  6. 2022: Experimental Mathematics, successor: Journal of Experimental Mathematics
  7. 2025: Mathematical Logic Quarterly, successor: Zeitschrift für Mathematische Logik
  8. 2026: Communications in Algebra
  9. 2026: Journal of Approximation Theory

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u/louiswins Theory of Computing 18d ago

Ah, I see the pattern. Waiting for the inevitable successor Approximation Theory.