''Geometric and Functional Analysis'' (''GAFA'') is a

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journal published by

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, an independent division of

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. The journal is published bi-monthly. The journal publishes major results on a broad range of mathematical topics related to geometry and analysis. ''GAFA'' is both an

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and a part of the official full name of the journal.

History

''GAFA'' was founded in 1991 by Mikhail Gromov and Vitali Milman. The idea for the journal was inspired by the long-running Israeli seminar series "Geometric Aspects of Functional Analysis" of which Vitali Milman had been one of the main organizers in the previous years. The journal retained the same acronym as the series to stress the connection between the two.

Journal information

The journal is reviewed cover-to-cover in

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and

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and is indexed cover-to-cover in the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2022

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of 2.2. The journal has seven editors: Vitali Milman (editor-in-chief),

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, Mikhail Gromov, Larry Guth, Boáz Klartag, Leonid Polterovich, and Peter Sarnak.
Geometric and Functional Analysis. Accessed February 2, 2024.

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Geometric and Functional Analysis (GAFA), official journal website

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