The '''''Annals of Mathematics''''' (ISSN 0003-486X), abbreviated as '''''Ann. of Math.''''' and often just called '''''Annals''''', is a bimonthly [[mathematics research journal]] published by [[Princeton University]] and the [[Institute for Advanced Study]]. It ranks amongst the most prestigious mathematics journals in the world by criteria such as refereeing intensity.
The journal began as '''''The Analyst''''' in [[1874]], founded and edited by [[Joel E. Hendricks]]. It was "intended to afford a medium for the presentation and analysis of any and all questions of interest or importance in pure and applied Mathematics, embracing especially all new and interesting discoveries in theoretical and practical astronomy, mechanical philosophy, and engineering".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Hendricks|first=Joel E.|year=1874|title=Introductory remarks|journal=The Analyst|volume=1|issue=1|pages=1–2|quotes=no}}</ref> It was published in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], and was the earliest American mathematics journal to be published continuously for more than a year or two.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Fiske|first=Thomas S.|authorlink=Thomas S. Fiske|title=Mathematical progress in America|year=1905|journal=Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society|volume=11|pages=238–246|quotes=no|url=http://www.ams.org/bull/2000-37-01/S0273-0979-99-00799-5/S0273-0979-99-00799-5.pdf|format=PDF}} Reprinted in ''Bulletin (New Series) of the American Mathematical Society'' '''37''' (1), 3–8, 1999.</ref> This incarnation of the journal ceased publication after its tenth year, [[1883]], giving as an explanation Hendricks's declining health,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Hendricks|first=Joel E.|year=1883|title=Announcement|journal=The Analyst|volume=10|issue=5|pages=159–160|quotes=no}}</ref> but Hendricks made arrangements to have it taken over by new management.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Hendricks|first=Joel E.|year=1883|title=Announcement|journal=The Analyst|volume=10|issue=6|pages=166|quotes=no}}</ref>
It reappeared under its present name in [[1884]], under the new direction of [[Ormond Stone]] of the [[University of Virginia]]. It moved to [[Harvard University|Harvard]] in [[1899]] before reaching its current home in Princeton in [[1911]].
An important period for the journal was 1928-1958 with [[Solomon Lefschetz]] as editor. During this time, ''Annals'' became an increasingly well-known and respected journal. The rise of ''Annals'', in turn, stimulated American mathematics.
Princeton University continued to publish the ''Annals'' on its own until [[1933]], when the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] took joint editorial control. Since [[1998]] it has been available in an electronic edition, alongside its regular print edition. The electronic edition is available without charge, as an [[open access journal]].
The current editors of the ''Annals of Mathematics'' are:
* [[Jean Bourgain]], Institute for Advanced Study
* [[Phillip Griffiths]], Institute for Advanced Study
* [[David Gabai]], Princeton University
* [[Nick Katz]], Princeton University
* [[Peter Sarnak]], Princeton University
* [[Yakov Sinai]], Princeton University
The Annals should not be confused with the ''[[Mathematische Annalen]]'', an unrelated German mathematical journal.
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==External links==
* [http://www.math.princeton.edu/~annals/ The official website of Annals of Mathematics]
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