Dear Microbiologists,
We are pleased to inform you that the traditional scientific journal MIKROBIOLOGIJA, published by the Serbian Society for Microbiology (SSM), has seen the light of day again after a 17-year hiatus.
The journal MIKROBIOLOGIJA was a publication of the Yugoslav Union of Microbiological Societies, as a B series of ACTA BIOLOGICA IUGOSLAVICA, published by the Yugoslav Union of Biological Sciences. The first volume of the journal appeared in 1964 until its discontinuation in 2006 with the last one, volume 43. The journal contained an average of five original scientific papers in English with an abstract in English and Serbian. The articles were original papers, problem reports, and critical reviews in the fields of general medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and technological microbiology. All submitted articles were critically reviewed by the editorial board of the journal.
We are proud to announce that this year the journal has been reactivated and completely redesigned. The title of the journal was extended by an English translation into the latest name MICROBIOLOGY (MIKROBIOLOGIJA). Both the cover and the format of the journal have been modernised. Colours are used in conjunction with the new look to make the figures easier to understand. One volume per year with a biannual publication frequency has been introduced, and an electronic edition will soon be published in addition to the printed version of the journal. MICROBIOLOGY (MIKROBIOLOGIJA) will strive to publish peer-reviewed articles in all areas of basic and applied microbiology.
The content of MICROBIOLOGY (MIKROBIOLOGIJA) is composed of the latest scientific findings and observations on the subject of microbes. Thus, four new and updated topics are presented in this 44th volume of the 2nd issue. The editors would like to thank the SSM management for their unwavering support and continued trust, especially Prof. Dr. Lazar Ranin and Prof. Dr. Siniša Markov. Special thanks also go to the core members of the Editorial Board, Prof. Dr. Milica Ljaljević Grbić, Dr. Nikola Unković, Dr. Tamara Janakiev, Dr. Dušan Kekić, Dr. Marko Janković, Jovana Kabić, Miloš Jovićević, Dr. Danijela Miljanović, and Katarina Kruščić. We thank them for their assistance in preparing the manuscripts for this volume, for critical review, and for help with technical preparation.
We invite you to send your manuscript as an email attachment to the Editorial Office at office@microbiology.bg.ac.rs and to follow us at www.microbiology.bg.ac.rs.
Yours sincerely,
Ina Gajić & Ivica Dimkić
The Editors-in Chief
MICROBIOLOGY (MIKROBIOLOGIJA)