Get your Compositio Mathematica paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 7 August, 2026
Submitting to Compositio Mathematica goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Compositio Mathematica guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Compositio Mathematica. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Compositio Mathematica journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Compositio Mathematica guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Compositio Mathematica guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through the journal's submission system.
| Element | Compositio Mathematica requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Abstract required: less than 200 words, at least two sentences, unstructured. Must be self-contained and must not include citations, footnotes or references to numbered equations, theorems, figures or tables. Avoid complicated formulae or displayed equations if possible |
| Main text | Organize sections for the chosen article type; no single overall word limit is stated in the accessible guide |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Keywords required. At least one subject code from 2020 Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) required. Keywords should be provided but no specific count or range is stated |
| References | Alphanumeric acronym style using amsalpha BibTeX style. References should be labelled with alphanumeric acronyms formed from first few letters of author's surname(s) followed by last two digits of publication year, ordered alphabetically. Similar to AMS style with author-year acronyms |
| Peer review | Single-anonymized (single-blind): The author does not know the identity of the reviewers, but the reviewers know the identity of the author |
| Submission | compositio.nl/submit |
Read the Compositio Mathematica guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Compositio Mathematica in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Compositio Mathematica papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Compositio Mathematica journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Compositio Mathematica guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.