Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics is the journal for the Courant Institute of Mathematics at New York University. The journal has been published in partnership with Wiley for over 75 years, and all the editors of the journal are affiliated with Courant. In emails the editorial board notified Wiley in January that the institute would not be renewing its contract with the publisher once it expired at the end of 2026.

Until recently, Courant had control over most decisions, including which papers to publish and handling typesetting in-house, editorial board member Scott Armstrong told Retraction Watch. But in recent years, Wiley “has been annoying,” he said, “forcing unilateral decisions” and increasing editorial control.

Editors at two mathematics journals have resigned this year alone, with each citing increased oversight from the publishers as the reason for their departures. In March, 2026, editors of an algebra journal resigned after Taylor & Francis ran “roughshod” over standard refereeing processes in math by requiring multiple reviewers per paper. The next month, editors who resigned from an Elsevier journal said the publisher was forcing the board to appoint members from a wider range of countries, when math is “completely merit based.”

Source https://retractionwatch.com/2026/06/30/editors-of-courant-math-journal-to-leave-wiley-establish-new-roots-with-independent-publisher/

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