I kidnapped an alien civilization

The large conference room of the American Journal of Mathematics. Editor Jack was spinning his pen in boredom, listening to the eloquent speech of editor-in-chief John in the front row, "In the future, the journal's review work should focus on speeding up the review process, and for some well-known professors' papers or papers about solving well-known problems , but also to speed up the review process. Knowing what is most important in the 21st century is time, and time is the life of our magazines. Nowadays, many European magazines even publish papers that have not been peer-reviewed first. Of course, we are the only one in the world. The most well-known mathematics journals cannot do this, we must ensure the authenticity of the results of the paper. But I hope that the editors here can speed up the review process."

"Lucie, your review speed was too slow for the last paper on discrete mathematics. As a result, the author couldn't wait to withdraw the paper, and it has now been published on "Mathematician". I hope everyone will To prevent such things from happening, you must know that the competition among magazines is very fierce.” Editor-in-chief John named and criticized the female editor who was playing with her mobile phone.

"Speeding up the review speed means less vacations. Does the editor-in-chief really think that those old-fashioned mathematics professors are so easy to talk to?" Jack, who was spinning the pen, had a problem with the editor-in-chief's words, "Every time I ran to talk to the editor-in-chief in person. They communicate that if the review speed is accelerated, those professors should have an opinion."

The editor-in-chief John saw that the editors in the audience did not agree with the proposal to speed up the review, and then said: "The speed of review mainly refers to speeding up the review of papers on well-known problems. At the same time, our journal wants to expand the layout of well-known problems. Although mathematics The papers published in the journal are all verified, and there is no distinction between high and low math problems. But well-known problems can bring more sales and greater fame. Remember, although we are a mathematics magazine , but we are not rigid. Of course, if all the editors here successfully recommend a paper in a well-known problem area in the journal, they can get double bonus at the end of the month."

It seems that the strategy of stick and carrot is still easy to use, and the editors in the audience echoed it.

Yanda

Li Mo is searching for well-known mathematics journals on his mobile phone. The system task requires A-level papers, so the "Mathematics Monthly" that Wei Xiaonian is in must not work, otherwise he doesn't have to worry about it now.

Thinking of Wei Xiaonian, Li Mo saw the young man in riding clothes. He was able to enter Yanda to study thanks to two people, one is Professor Wu, and the other is Wei Xiaonian.

Seeing the pedestrians on the side of the road already wearing long sleeves, Li Mo realized that he had been living in Yanda for two months without knowing it. Since parting with Wei Xiaonian at the school gate, they haven't been in touch yet. So he called Wei Xiaonian.

"Li Mo, why did you think of calling me? Did you encounter any difficulties?" Wei Xiaonian on the other side of the phone did not expect Li Mo to call him. In his impression, Li Mo was a nerd.

Li Mo, who was pointed out by Wei Xiaonian, said embarrassingly: "Brother Wei, it's like this. I want to publish a paper. I don't know which journal would be better to publish it in."

Wei Xiaonian was a little excited when he heard that the paper was published. Li Mo's last paper has improved his status in the "Mathematics Monthly" a lot. He asked with full expectation: "It's published in our "Mathematics Monthly". I'll check it out for you."

Li Mo said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Brother Wei, I need to publish an A-level paper this time."

"A-level paper." Obviously, Wei Xiaonian on the opposite side was silent for a moment. He didn't expect Li Mo to publish an A-level paper. A-level journals are usually very academic journals, most of which are core journals or some key academies. School journals and other authoritative journals. "Mathematics Monthly" is only a magazine for middle school students, and of course it cannot be regarded as an A-level journal.

"Then do you want to publish it domestically or abroad?" Wei Xiaonian, who had reacted, let go of his desire to win and asked.

Li Mo didn't know the emotional changes of Wei Xiaonian on the other side of the phone, he said: "Doesn't matter at home or abroad, just publish it as soon as possible."

"If you want to publish as soon as possible, I recommend you to submit to a foreign journal. As long as your paper is of high quality, their review speed will be faster than domestic ones. However, it is more difficult to publish a paper in a foreign journal, because most Domestic mathematicians are relatively weak in writing papers in foreign languages.” Wei Xiaonian knows that domestic authoritative journals will invite many experts to review in order to ensure the accuracy of papers, and sometimes a paper can be delayed for several months before it is published.

"By the way, can I ask what mathematical problem your thesis is about?" Wei Xiaonian was more interested in the thesis written by a genius who could solve world-class problems in his freshman year of high school.

Li Mo said a little embarrassedly: "It's about the four-color conjecture. The specific ideas for the thesis have been completed, but the thesis has not yet been written."

"Four-color conjecture?" Wei Xiaonian was a little puzzled, "Hasn't the four-color conjecture been proved exhaustively by computers?"

"I used mathematical logic to prove the four-color conjecture." Li Mo replied.

"Really? Mathematical logic proves the four-color conjecture?" Wei Xiaonian was taken aback. The four-color conjecture seems simple, but it has a great reputation in the history of mathematics. The graph theory derived from it has become a new direction of mathematics. This 17-year-old boy actually proved the four-color conjecture. Are there really geniuses in the world?

Li Mo felt Wei Xiaonian's surprise on the other side of the phone, and he said calmly: "It's true, the specific idea has been completed. I just need to write a paper and publish it."

Wei Xiaonian calmed down and said, "If you take the four-color conjecture as the topic, I recommend that you publish it in the American Journal of Mathematics. They like to include papers on world famous topics."

Sure enough, Wei Xiaonian still knew a lot about mathematics. Li Mo felt that he had made the right call. He said gratefully, "Thank you Brother Wei. When the paper is published, I'll send you a sample."

Waiting for the paper to publish a sample journal.. Did the young man on the other side of the phone really think that publishing a paper in an A-level journal is picking up Chinese cabbage?

However, he still kindly reminded: "Li Mo, I still suggest that you show it to Professor Wu for a look after you finish the thesis. You must know that academic reputation is very important for a mathematician." He Afraid that Li Mo made an own mistake.

"Thank you Brother Wei for reminding me, I will."

After hanging up Wei Xiaonian's phone call, Li Mo felt confident. He was very confident in his thesis and his ability to write thesis. After all, the ability to specialize in academic papers was so easy to use.