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In the field of mathematics, is it customary to keep the title of a talk for a conference presentation as much as general? More precisely, must the title be general one or it should be the same as when it is submitted as a paper to journal? It appears in the conference proceedings, therefore, I think that it is not good if it published in another journal with same title. Additionally, selected papers will be published in some journals related, but I do not know whether my paper will be selected or not?

  1. The conference covers all branches of mathematics.
  2. It publishes extended abstracts in proceedings.
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  • Could you please specify (i) what precisely will be published in the conference proceedings, and (ii) whether this is pure or applied mathematics. Conferences proceedings tend to work quite differently in pure and applied mathematics. Commented Apr 26, 2025 at 17:06
  • In some fields, it is considered good to use the same title, this makes it clear from the talk what is the corresponding (short) conference abstract and (long) journal version, and vice versa. Commented Apr 27, 2025 at 10:36

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In your conference presentations you can use any title you like (as long as it is subject appropriate). Make sure you do not publish the same paper twice (in a journal and in conference proceedings). But having the title of your presentation listed in proceedings is not the same as having your paper published in proceedings. Some conferences publish abstracts of talks. This is again different from paper publications.

Edit. In view of your edits: Typically, an extended abstract is still not a paper (unless your paper is so short that it can fit entirely in an extended abstract). A typical extended abstract is similar to the introduction to a paper. Hence, publishing a typical extended abstract in conference proceedings (under any title) does not preclude you from publishing the corresponding paper separately, in conference proceedings or in a journal. For the record: My area is pure math. I have done what I described above in the past with my papers. I also have served several times as an editor of proceedings publishing extended abstracts. One thing in your question bother me: the fact that your conference covers all branches of math. With few exceptions (such as ICM, EMS or AMS meetings, none of which publishes extended abstracts), this is a sign of a predatory conference.

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  • Thank you for answer. In my case the conference publishes the abstract of talks. Commented Apr 26, 2025 at 17:49
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No custom is set on a title for a presentation by discipline or conference venue. Content, focus, and audience provide the best guidelines. The title should not misrepresent your talk, either in its specific content or in your selected focus. The title should seek to attract an audience that you desire to engage for discussion. Finally, one option to convert a journal title to a presentation title is to make the former into a question posed as the latter. This approach especially invents those who have read the paper to visit to engage in a discussion of its central proposal. By example: Solving the Cluster-Field Theory of Topological Knots Using N-Dimensional Sub-Set Matrices becomes Can We Solve Cluster-Field Theory of Topological Knots ...

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