Compositionality
The open-access journal for the mathematics of composition
Compositionality is open for submissions.
About
Compositionality describes and quantifies how complex things can be assembled out of simpler parts. Compositionality, the journal, is an open-access, arXiv-overlay journal for research using compositional ideas, most notably of a category-theoretic origin, in any discipline. Topics may concern foundational structures, an organizing principle, or a powerful tool. Example areas include but are not limited to: computation, logic, physics, chemistry, engineering, linguistics, and cognition.
Compositionality is free of cost for both readers and authors. You can find our editorial policies here. Our first issue was published, under ISSN 2631-4444, in December 2019.
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People
Compositionality is run by three boards, each distinct in personnel and powers.
Steering board
The Steering Board provides long-term guidance for the journal, selects editors, and holds ultimate decision power for all aspects of the journal.
- John Baez, University of California Riverside, USA
- Bob Coecke, University of Oxford, UK
- Steve Lack, Macquarie University, Australia
- Valeria de Paiva, Topos Institute, USA
Alums: Kathryn Hess (2017-2023).
Editorial board
The Editorial Board handles submissions and ensures our publications meet the high standards our community expects.
Coordinating editors:
- Aleks Kissinger, University of Oxford, UK
- Joachim Kock, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Editors:
- Corina Cirstea, University of Southampton, UK
- Andrée Ehresmann, University of Picardie Jules Verne, France
- Tobias Fritz, University of Innsbruck, Austria
- Jeremy Gibbons, University of Oxford, UK
- Nick Gurski, Case Western Reserve University, USA
- Helle Hvid Hansen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- Jules Hedges, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Chris Heunen, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Martha Lewis, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Samuel Mimram, École Polytechnique, France
- Simona Paoli, University of Aberdeen, UK
- Dusko Pavlovic, University of Hawaii, USA
- Christian Retoré, Université de Montpellier, France
- Nicoletta Sabadini, Università degli studi dell’Insubria, Italy
- Mehrnoosh Sadrzadeh, Queen Mary University, UK
- Paweł Sobociński, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
- David Spivak, Topos Institute, USA
- Jamie Vicary, University of Cambridge, UK
- Simon Willerton, University of Sheffield, UK
Executive board
The Executive Board manages logistics, funding, administration, and publicity.
- Elena Di Lavore, University of Pisa, Italy
- Jade Master, Independent Researcher
- Mario Román, University of Oxford, UK
- Paweł Sobociński, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Alums: Brendan Fong (2017-2023), Nina Otter (2017-2023), Joshua Tan (2017-2023).
Acknowledgements
Compositionality is registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in the United Kingdom. Our editorial and executive boards serve on a voluntary basis: the journal is made possible by the research institutions and universities who support these researchers.
Compositionality thanks encouragement and charitable donations from Valeria de Paiva and Ilyas Khan; Compositionality also thanks technical support from the editors of Quantum, Johannes Drever, Christian Gogolin and the O-3PO plug-in contributors. Please contact the executive board if you are an individual or an organization wishing to donate or to support the journal in any way.
Contact
If you are an author who has submitted a manuscript, please contact your handling editor through the Scholastica system.
For all other matters, including publishing, legal, and the website, please contact the executive team at executive@compositionality-journal.org.