''Compositio Mathematica'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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mathematics journal
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Content
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established by
L.E.J. Brouwer
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (; ; 27 February 1881 – 2 December 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher, who worked in topology, set theory, measure theory and compl ...
in 1935. It is owned by the Foundation Compositio Mathematica, and since 2004 it has been published on behalf of the Foundation by the
London Mathematical Society
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in partnership with
Cambridge University Press
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. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020 2-year
impact factor
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of 1.456 and a 2020 5-year impact factor of 1.696.
The
editors-in-chief
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are Jochen Heinloth, Bruno Klingler, Lenny Taelman, and Éric Vasserot.
Early history
The journal was established by L. E. J. Brouwer in response to his dismissal from ''
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
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''.
In 1940 the publication of the journal was suspended due to the
German occupation of the Netherlands
Despite Dutch neutrality, Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces surrendered. The Dutch government and the royal family re ...
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References
External links
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Online archive (1935-1996)
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