Compositionality
The open-access journal for the mathematics of composition
Compositionality is now open for submissions to our first issue.
About
Compositionality describes and quantifies how complex things can be assembled out of simpler parts. Compositionality, the journal, is an open-access 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, and community discussion here. Our ISSN is 2631-
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
- Kathryn Hess, EPFL, Switzerland
- Steve Lack, Macquarie University, Australia
- Valeria de Paiva, Nuance Communications, USA
Editorial board
The Editorial Board handles submissions and ensures our publications meet the high standards our community expects.
Coordinating editors:
- Aleks Kissinger, Radboud University, Netherlands
- Joachim Kock, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Editors:
- Corina Cirstea, University of Southampton, UK
- Ross Duncan, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Andrée Ehresmann, University of Picardie Jules Verne, France
- Tobias Fritz, Perimeter Institute, Canada
- Neil Ghani, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Dan Ghica, University of Birmingham, UK
- Jeremy Gibbons, University of Oxford, UK
- Nick Gurski, Case Western Reserve University, USA
- Helle Hvid Hansen, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
- Chris Heunen, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Martha Lewis, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Samuel Mimram, École Polytechnique, France
- Simona Paoli, University of Leicester, UK
- Dusko Pavlovic, University of Hawaii, USA
- Christian Retoré, Université de Montpellier, France
- Mehrnoosh Sadrzadeh, Queen Mary University, UK
- Peter Selinger, Dalhousie University, Canada
- Pawel Sobocinski, University of Southampton, UK
- David Spivak, MIT, USA
- Jamie Vicary, University of Birmingham and University of Oxford, UK
- Simon Willerton, University of Sheffield, UK
Executive board
The Executive Board manages logistics, funding, administration, and publicity.
Constitution
Compositionality is registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in the UK. You can find our constitution here.
Privacy Policy
You can find our Privacy Policy here.
Acknowledgements
We thank Ilyas Khan for his encouragement, advice, and financial support. We also thank Johannes Drever for generous website and technical support, the editors of Quantum for sharing their experiences and expertise.
Contact
If you are an author who has submitted a manuscript, please contact your handling editor through Scholastica.
For all other matters, including publishing, legal, and the website, please contact the executive team at bfo [at] mit.edu.