a rebuttal in the same journal. The rebuttal format was initially planned for a paper accepted by Senechal that was authored by Theodore Hill and Sergei Tabachnikov on the variability hypothesis. In the end, however, it was not published. Further controversy arose when a revised version of the paper, by Hill alone, was published by The New York Journal of Mathematics but then retracted without a notice. Contents The Mathematical Intelligencer publishes a variety of contributions on and about mathematics. In addition to articles of a strictly mathematical nature, shorter “notes,” poetry, short fiction, and the occasional interview, the journal currently features regular columns on the history of mathematics (“Years Ago” overseen by Jemma Lorenat), humor (“Mathematically Bent” written by Colin Adams), “Mathematical Gems and Curiosities” (edited by Valentin Ovsienko and Sophie Morier-Genoud), “Mathematical Communities” (edited by Marjorie Senechal), “The Mathematical Tourist” (edited by Ma. Louise Antonette De Las Peñas), and mathematically themed stamps (“Stamp Corner” edited by Robin Wilson). Long-time contributor, Jim Henle also authored a column on “Cucina Matematica” until 2015 as well as, most recently, one “For Our Mathematical Pleasure.” Under Osmo Pekonen, the book review section covers books, both non-fiction and fiction, of interest to the mathematically inclined. Reception The Mathematical Intelligencer has been described as a journal that publishes articles about front-line research rather than research per se. In 2001, Branislav Kisacanin opined that it belongs in "every good mathematics library". Apart from the Intelligencer's main articles, a humor column written by mathematician Colin Adams has also been well received. Reception is also suggested by the fact that, in 2019 and 2020, for example, the journal's authors hailed from East and South-East Asia (China, Japan, Hong Kong, Mongolia, the Philippines, Vietnam), South Asia (India, Bangladesh), the Middle East (Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Iran), Europe (Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom), North America (Canada, the United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). References External links Home page for Mathematical Intelligencer at Springer Verlag Mathematics journals Springer Science+Business Media academic journals