Notices of the AMS: Profile & Metrics

Notices of the American Mathematical Society (Notices of the AMS) is the monthly membership publication of the American Mathematical Society, presenting expository mathematical articles, professional news, memorial tributes, and book reviews alongside verified OpenAlex and Crossref bibliometrics.

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· Last updated 8 Nov 2026

What Is Notices of the AMS?

Established in 1953, Notices of the American Mathematical Society (often cited as AMS Notices or Notices of the AMS) functions as the central news organ and expository periodical for the global mathematical sciences community. While specialized research journals evaluate narrow theoretical contributions, the Notices provides high-level mathematical expositions designed to be accessible across differing subfields. The journal connects directly to foundational research paradigms explored in our guide to mathematics research sectors and traditions.

Every major feature in the publication receives a persistent digital identifier registered via Crossref, facilitating standardized citation resolution through its Crossref DOI. The periodical is issued eleven times per year (with combined June/July issues) and carries print ISSN 0002-9920 and electronic ISSN 1088-9477. Over 2,650 works are registered with active Crossref metadata deposits under the American Mathematical Society.

Citation Metrics and Bibliometric Characteristics

Because Notices of the AMS serves a dual mission as a society chronicle and an expository venue, standard short-window citation metrics such as the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor operate differently than in high-volume laboratory sciences. The standard two-year metric measures citations received in a given Journal Citation Reports calendar year relative to citable items published during the preceding two years:

$$text{JIF}_y = frac{text{Citations in year } y text{ to items published in } (y-1) + (y-2)}{text{Citable items published in } (y-1) + (y-2)}$$

Expository articles in mathematics often have enduring archival lifespans, remaining active reference points for decades. Society announcements, memorial tributes, and committee communications are indexed alongside mathematical feature articles, moderating aggregate two-year averages.

Open Bibliometric Benchmarks for Notices of the AMS

Open bibliometric data from the OpenAlex registry (source ID S182658835) provides verified quantitative benchmarks for Notices of the American Mathematical Society:

Host Organization / Publisher: American Mathematical Society (Providence, Rhode Island)
International Standard Serial Numbers: ISSN 0002-9920 (print), ISSN 1088-9477 (online)
Cumulative Cataloged Works: 2,972 works
Total Citation Count: 12,070 indexed citations
Two-Year Mean Citedness: 0.497 (OpenAlex 2-year citedness ratio)
h-index: 46 (with an i10-index of 195)
Registry Inclusion: CWTS Core journal list
Annual Output: Approximately 140 to 250 published works per volume

Notices of the AMS vs. Bulletin of the AMS

Researchers and librarians frequently distinguish Notices of the AMS from the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society (Bulletin of the AMS, ISSN 0002-9904 / 1088-9485). Both are published by the American Mathematical Society and focus on exposition rather than primary original proofs:

Notices of the AMS: Functions as the society’s monthly membership organ, featuring shorter expository surveys, mathematical reviews, professional news, awards, and memorials. Its OpenAlex two-year mean citedness stands at 0.50 with 2,972 total works.
Bulletin of the AMS: Operates as a quarterly review journal dedicated to comprehensive surveys of major mathematical areas and research announcements of exceptional broad interest. OpenAlex records 18,647 cataloged works and a two-year mean citedness of 13.76 for the Bulletin.

Original technical proofs, by contrast, are directed toward the society’s specialized research journals or disseminated early via preprint archives such as arXiv preprints in mathematics and structured in line with theorem-proof paper conventions.

Responsible Research Assessment Considerations

Under international research assessment guidelines, including the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), evaluators are advised against utilizing journal-level citation metrics to judge individual scholars. In mathematics, collaborative practices follow distinct standards, including the mathematics alphabetical authorship tradition. Publishing expository features in Notices of the AMS represents substantial professional community leadership that cannot be quantified through citation averages alone.

Sources

OpenAlex Source Record S182658835, Notices of the American Mathematical Society: https://api.openalex.org/sources/S182658835 (checked November 2026).
OpenAlex Source Record S201886884, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society: https://api.openalex.org/sources/S201886884 (checked November 2026).
CrossRef Journal Registry, ISSN 0002-9920 (Notices of the AMS): https://api.crossref.org/journals/0002-9920 (checked November 2026).
CrossRef Journal Registry, ISSN 0002-9904 (Bulletin of the AMS): https://api.crossref.org/journals/0002-9904 (checked November 2026).
San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA): https://sfdora.org/read/ (checked November 2026).

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