I'm struggling to find a home for a certain paper of mine. The problem is that the mathematical content of it is extremely easy: a couple definitions and a theorem with a five-line proof, invoking the Recursion Theorem and the Smn Theorem. It's not really appropriate for a logic journal, because it's too easy (are there any logic journal equivalents to "Mathematics Magazine")? But every easy math journal I send it to rejects it saying that the Recursion Theorem and Smn Theorem are too obscure for mathematicians!
Due to its easiness, it might even be more appropriate as a "Problem", in a place like AMM's monthly list of problems, except it definitely requires Recursion Theorem and Smn theorem. Are there any places where such a problem would be welcome?
Best Answer
You should look beyond the standard outlets. The so-called "micropublishing revolution" is slowly emerging in mathematics and science in general. Original research ideas and results that aren't necessarily suitable for journal publication regularly find their way here on MathOverflow and in a variety of alternative outlets such as blog posts, social networks and whatnot.
The idea is not new, Doron Zeilberger's 39th Opinion was posted in 1999 and Michael Nielsen has already written several books and essays on the topic. Though these new outlets don't have the notoriety of journals and other traditional outlets, they all achieve the basic goal of disseminating research ideas. (A five-line proof doesn't need any peer review or any other "added value" that journals provide.)
Look around until you see something that fits your result. Don't worry about community acceptance and similar illusions, the people who are interested in your result will eventually find it and use it. News travels much farther and faster than it used to!