Our journal

Focus and scope

Comptes Rendus Mathématique is a peer-reviewed, open-access diamond journal, whose articles can be written in French or English, and which covers all areas of the discipline: logic, combinatorics, number theory, algebra, group theory, mathematical analysis, differential equations, partial differential equations, geometry, topology, dynamical systems, mathematical physics, mathematical problems of mechanics, game theory, mathematical economics...

The editorial board of Comptes Rendus Mathématique wishes to orient the journal towards submissions that will be of interest to a wide audience of mathematicians, and even beyond, without falling into the category of popularization aimed at a non-mathematician public.

With this in mind, we will give priority to contributions in the following categories:

State of the art on active fields, including, for example, a historical overview, the most significant recent advances, current issues and outstanding conjectures;
Targeted presentations of recent and significant results, written to be accessible beyond the specialist community:
- These articles can complement the publication of detailed results in more specialized journals, focusing on their scope and context,
- They can also be written by authors from outside the work itself, in the spirit of the Bourbaki seminar;
More traditional research articles will remain welcome in the journal, but we encourage authors to make them as accessible as possible; in particular, we value contributions that establish links between different sub-fields of mathematics.

In addition, the journal will continue to publish special issues, whether as tributes to researchers who have passed away, as sequels to colloquia or as thematic dossiers. Please do not hesitate to contact a member of the editorial board if you would like to propose such a project.

Editorial process

Comptes Rendus Mathématique follows a strict and transparent peer review policy, in a single blind process, in order to ensure the excellence of its contents:

All manuscripts submitted to Comptes Rendus Mathématique are first evaluated by the editor (editor-in-chief, guest editor or associate editor) in charge of the submission, to verify that they meet the general criteria of the journal;
Once this first step is completed, the editor initiates the peer review process and assigns experts;
Authors propose revisions to their manuscript, taking into account the editor's and experts' remarks, until a final version is validated for publication (Accepted Author Manuscript);
This final version of the manuscript is sent to the editorial teams, who prepare the final proofs of the article (Version of Record) and put them online, after receiving the publication agreement signed by the authors.

Code of ethics and good practices

Research published in the Comptes Rendus journals of the French Academy of Sciences must be conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and must comply with all applicable legislation, including the French Code de la propriété intellectuelle.

The French Academy of Sciences fully endorses the good research practices advocated by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

For more information about the responsibilities of each of the actors in the editorial process (authors, editors and reviewers), please read our Code of ethics and good practices.