''Fundamenta Mathematicae'' is a

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of mathematics with a special focus on the

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, concentrating on

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and its interactions with

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, and

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s. Originally it only covered

, and

: it was the first specialized journal in the field of mathematics..... It is published by the Mathematics Institute of the

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History

The journal was conceived by Zygmunt Janiszewski as a means to foster mathematical research in Poland.According to and to the introduction to the 100th volume of the journal (1978, pp=1–2). These two sources cite an article written by Janiszewski himself in 1918 and titled "''On the needs of Mathematics in Poland''". Janiszewski required that, in order to achieve its goal, the journal should not force Polish mathematicians to submit articles written exclusively in Polish, and should be devoted only to a specialized topic in mathematics: as a consequence of these requirements, ''Fundamenta Mathematicae'' become the first specialized journal in the field of mathematics. Despite the fact that Janiszewski gave the impetus for the development of the journal in an article written in 1918,, . he did not live so long to see the first published issue since he died on 3 January 1920. Wacław Sierpiński and

Stefan Mazurkiewicz Stefan Mazurkiewicz (25 September 1888 – 19 June 1945) was a Polish mathematician who worked in mathematical analysis, topology, and probability. He was a student of Wacław Sierpiński and a member of the Polish Academy of Learning (''PAU'') ...

took over the role of

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. The journal was published in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...

. Soon after the launch of the publication, the founding editors were joined by

Kazimierz Kuratowski Kazimierz Kuratowski (; 2 February 1896 – 18 June 1980) was a Polish mathematician and logician. He was one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of Mathematics. Biography and studies Kazimierz Kuratowski was born in Warsaw, (t ...

, and later by

Karol Borsuk Karol Borsuk (May 8, 1905 – January 24, 1982) was a Polish mathematician. His main interest was topology, while he obtained significant results also in functional analysis. Borsuk introduced the theory of '' absolute retracts'' (ARs) and '' ab ...

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the

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, Scopus, and

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. According to the '' Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2016

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of 0.609.

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External links

* {{Official website, http://journals.impan.gov.pl/fm/
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