My question pertains to the journal "American Mathematical monthly" published by the MAA.
I wish to ask whether a paper as a part of a PhD thesis (subject: Combinatorics ) can be submitted to the AMM. Like, how does the community take publications in AMM to be? Most articles there are like extensions to Putnam/ IMO or such matter which can be called advanced undergraduate (according to my valuation). But, will a publication in AMM be valuable for PhD and post-doctoral work (like, will it be considered in the same vein as a publication in a specialized reputed journal), or will it be taken as a minor work? Thanks beforehand.
Best Answer
Of course read the description on the AMM web page about what sort of thing they publish. https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/american-mathematical-monthly
The Monthly's readers expect a high standard of exposition; they look for articles that inform, stimulate, challenge, enlighten, and even entertain. Monthly articles are meant to be read, enjoyed, and discussed, rather than just archived. Articles may be expositions of old or new results, historical or biographical essays, speculations or definitive treatments, broad developments, or explorations of a single application. Novelty and generality are far less important than clarity of exposition and broad appeal. Appropriate figures, diagrams, and photographs are encouraged.
Your Ph.D. research should be published in a research journal. If some part of it is of general interest (as above) it could then be written up for publication in the Monthly. Of course that version of the result will contain much more background and motivation than the research paper.