Our Mission
Our History
In 1970, the visionary
Professor Ralph Gordon Stanton (21 October 1923 – 21 April 2010) established
The Charles Babbage Research Centre and initiated the publication of conference proceedings under the banner of
Congressus Numerantium. In subsequent years, the academic landscape witnessed the emergence of the Canadian journal
Ars Combinatoria in 1976 and the parallel inception of the Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing in 1987, sharing the publication load with Ars Combinatoria.
Another significant publisher,
Utilitas Mathematica Publishing Inc., was founded in 1972, bringing forth the journal Utilitas Mathematica.
Upon the passing of
Prof. Ralph Gordon Stanton in April 2010,
Ernest Ruet d’Auteuil, FTICA, PhD, MBA, valiantly continued the legacy in the footsteps of the founder.
All the journals nurtured by The Charles Babbage Research Centre and Utilitas Mathematica Publishing Inc. thrived until 2021, with the table of contents managed at the website www.combinatorialmath.ca, which regrettably fell victim to hackers in July 2018. From that point until 2021, the table of contents was relocated to www.combinatoire.ca.
To honor Prof. Ralph’s legacy and embrace the standards of the modern era, the collective efforts of The Charles Babbage Research Centre and Utilitas Mathematica Publishing Inc. converged, giving rise to Combinatorial Press under the domain www.combinatorialpress.com, see
announcement.
Throughout its illustrious history, Congressus Numerantium has released
231 volumes, while Ars Combinatoria, Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, and Utilitas Mathematica have respectively contributed
155,
116, and
117 volumes.
It’s important to remain vigilant against deceptive websites:
Due to unavoidable circumstances, journal publications experienced a temporary suspension, during which misleading domains such as
www.utilitasmathematica.com and
www.combinatorialmath.com appeared. While the latter remained dormant, the former, under the guise of Utilitas Mathematica, disseminated
unverified content that does not uphold the true legacy of Utilitas Mathematica.
