[1] It was launched on January 17, 2007, with the goal of "providing an alternative to the current range of commercial specialty journals in algebra and number theory, an alternative of higher quality and much lower cost.

"[2] The journal publishes original research articles in algebra and number theory, interpreted broadly, including algebraic geometry and arithmetic geometry, for example.

[3] ANT publishes high-quality articles of interest to a broad readership, at a level surpassing all but the top four or five generalist mathematics journals.

Currently, it is regarded as the best journal specializing in number theory.

The Managing Editor is Antoine Chambert-Loir of Paris Cité University, and the Editorial Board Chair is David Eisenbud of U. C.