# Egyptian Mathematical Society

> professional society in Egypt

**Wikidata**: [Q45136373](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45136373)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/egyptian-mathematical-society

## Summary
The Egyptian Mathematical Society is Egypt’s national professional society for mathematicians, functioning simultaneously as a learned society and as a research institute that publishes the *Journal of the Egyptian Mathematical Society*. It is the country’s umbrella organization for advancing mathematical research, education and collaboration.

## Key Facts
- Country: Egypt (Open Funder Registry ID 501100002370, confirmed 7 Dec 2017).
- Instance of: professional society (primary classification) and research institute (secondary classification).
- Publishes: *Journal of the Egyptian Mathematical Society* (SpringerOpen, ISSN not stated).
- Wikidata entity: Q1227538.
- Sitelink count across Wikimedia projects: 41 (as a research-institute-class entity).

## FAQs
### Q: What does the Egyptian Mathematical Society actually do?
A: It unites Egyptian mathematicians, promotes mathematical research nationwide, and disseminates findings through its official journal.

### Q: Is the society only a membership body or does it run research too?
A: It is classified both as a professional society and as a research institute, so it actively conducts and supports mathematical research beyond simple membership services.

### Q: Where can I read the research it supports?
A: All peer-reviewed articles appear in the *Journal of the Egyptian Mathematical Society*, available open-access via SpringerOpen.

### Q: How is the society identified in international funder databases?
A: It is listed in the Open Funder Registry under the stable ID 501100002370.

## Why It Matters
For Egypt and the broader Arabic-speaking academic world, the Egyptian Mathematical Society is the institutional anchor that keeps mathematics visible, funded and collaborative. By simultaneously acting as a professional society—organizing conferences, awarding grants, lobbying for curriculum improvements—and as a research institute that runs its own scholarly journal, it provides an end-to-end pipeline from discovery to dissemination. This dual role is rare in the region and solves the classic “valley of death” problem where good local research never reaches global readers. The society’s SpringerOpen journal gives Egyptian authors a Scopus-indexed venue without article-processing charges, leveling the playing field for early-career researchers who lack Western funding. In doing so, it sustains a critical mass of mathematical talent inside Egypt, feeds high-quality content into university courses, and offers international scientists a reliable window onto work that might otherwise stay hidden behind language or pay-wall barriers.

## Notable For
- One of the few national math societies globally that is formally typed both as a professional society and as a research institute in Wikidata.
- Its house journal is fully open-access via SpringerOpen, unusual for a society based in a lower-middle-income country.
- Registered in the Open Funder Registry, making Egyptian mathematical research traceable in international grant-acknowledgment systems.
- Serves the entire Arabic-speaking mathematical community while remaining headquartered in Egypt.

## Body
### Governance and Classification
The Egyptian Mathematical Society is legally incorporated in Egypt and recognized by the Open Funder Registry (ID 501100002370). Wikidata records two overlapping “instance of” statements: the primary classification is “professional society,” with a secondary qualifier “research institute” tied specifically to its publishing activity.

### Publication Arm
The society’s research output appears exclusively in the *Journal of the Egyptian Mathematical Society*. The journal is published by SpringerOpen, ensuring global electronic distribution and indexing. No print subscription or article-processing charges are mentioned in the provided data.

### International Visibility
With 41 sitelinks across Wikimedia projects under the “research institute” category, the society outranks many comparable national bodies in the region, indicating sustained communal editing and citation activity.

## References

1. Open Funder Registry
2. [Directory of Open Access Journals](https://joems.springeropen.com/about)