Whats wrong with mathematicians?
It’s not that we’re necessarily slower than physicists, but our cultures are quite different: they have large groups of people dependent on the results of the same experiments, which need to be made widely available, fast! Mathematicians, on the other hand, tend to have relatively small research communities that are already pretty well in touch via email, and individuals frequently post preprints on their own servers. Many mathematicians now use the Web to make their research papers available and to indicate their interests (browse through the last section). Electronic journals There are now many electronic mathematics journals, some of which aspire to be as respectable as print journals while offering much improved turnaround time, and which may even allow authors to retain ownership of their work. One of the premier examples is the Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, co-founded by Herb Wilf. It has an impressive executive board, reviews as carefully as any print journal, and is well
