Beginning with the January 2025 issue, the editor-in-chief is Mark C. Wilson,[1] succeeding past editor Erica Flapan.

The Notices is self-described to be the world's most widely read mathematical journal.

[1] As the membership journal of the American Mathematical Society, the Notices is sent to the approximately 30,000 AMS members worldwide, one-third of whom reside outside the United States.

By publishing high-level exposition, the Notices provides opportunities for mathematicians to find out what is going on in the field.

Each issue contains one or two such expository articles that describe current developments in mathematical research, written by professional mathematicians.