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Uloga Umetničkog pregleda u razvoju nove urbane kulture i modernizacije Kraljevine Jugoslavije

Milan Kašanin's decisive initiative to launch The Art Review (1937-1941), the official journal of the Museum of Prince Paul, was pivotal in coordinating cultural and educational activities and played a key role in shaping and implementing cultural policy in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From its inaugural volume, the journal was guided by a meticulously conceptualized and systematically organized editorial, personnel, and financial policy. Managed as a professional, educational, popular, and propagandistic medium, The Art Review made an immeasurable contribution to the cultural development and social modernization of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. This study examines the articles published in The Art Review from 1937 to 1941, focusing on architecture, urbanism, horticulture, interior design, and vernacular architecture, and analyzing their authors, who were predominantly architects. The aim is to elucidate the significance of this journal in interpreting the fundamental creative impulses of architectural practice, thereby facilitating the understanding of architecture as a discipline verging on the social and artistic. The architects who wrote for The Art Review, spearheaded by the editorial secretary Ivan Zdravković, included such prominent figures as Milan Zloković, Branislav Kojić, Aleksandar Deroko, Branislav Marinković, Branko Maksimović, Đurđe Bošković, Milutin Borisavljević, and others. These architects were both participants in and witnesses to a wide range of European intellectual movements at that time, while simultaneously acting as their advocates in this region. In this context, the paper discusses the issue of distinctive creative thinking on architecture from the perspective of Serbian and Yugoslav architects, focusing on two complementary components of creativity: the subjective (individual) and the collective (social), which, according to Kašanin, represents a higher level of understanding and appreciating architecture.

كلمة العدد (الإنجليزي)

كلمة العدد (الإنجليزي)

Finanțarea, promovarea și valorificarea științifică a revistei „Arhivele Olteniei” (1922–1946

In Oltenia, both within modern times and the interwar period, Craiova has distinguished as the most significant historical, economic and cultural centre. Culturally, „Arhivele Olteniei” enlists as „one of the most valuable” publications of the time diverting from the other prints by its encyclopaedic profile. Begins in 1922, at the initiative of doctor Charles Laugier as head and an editorial board made up of teachers and specialists: Stefan Ciuceanu (Craiova), T. G. Bulat (Ramnicu Valcea), Al. Barcacila (Tr. Severin), C. D. Fortunescu- the editorial secretary, as a quarterly publication and the forthcoming year as bimonthly issue. Dr. Laugier reports that the idea of editing this kind of journal is earlier, but he hesitated a lot mainly due to financial difficulties which publications faced overall, but particularly the scientific ones at that time. Although the threat of closing the publisher for material causes frequently hovered over the journal, it managed to emerge and to be valued for two decades. Ion Bianu appreciated ”Arhivele Oltenei” journal as „an invaluable treasure” for current and future historians.

Cristina Giorcelli, Botteghe Oscure e la letteratura statunitense, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2021, pp. 378.

Dear Ian, as a member of this Review’s Editorial Board and as a scholar of Williams, I want to inform you and our readers that I have just published a book on Botteghe Oscure and American literature (Botteghe Oscure e la letteratura statunitense, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2021, pp. 378), in which Williams plays a significant role. As the book is in Italian (except for all the documents in English cited in it), I am writing this letter to alert our readers of its publication.When six years ago I spent a month at the Ransom Center in Austin to read in its holdings concerning the literary journal Botteghe Oscure (1948–1960), I was astonished to find out that in the US everybody interested in literature—from the US or elsewhere—knew of the publication which is the topic of my volume. In my own country, when I mentioned the topic of my research I always had to explain that no, I had not changed my interests: I was not writing on the Italian Communist Party (which used to have its national head-quarters in Via delle Botteghe Oscure). “Nemo propheta in patria” [Nobody is a prophet in their own land] referred, this time, to the journal not to the Party!But, perhaps, my compatriots had some justification for being so oblivious: the journal—which Princess Marguerite Caetani (born Gibert Chapin, from Waterford, Connecticut) founded, sponsored, and edited—published more US writers than from any other nation and language: of slightly more than 600, there were 210 that came out in its 25 issues. In the Western world, this review was the first one to publish—basically without translations—its contributions in five (six, Williams would say) languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and . . . the American idiom, of course! Previously, while she was living with her family in France, Princess Caetani had founded and sponsored the review Commerce (1924–1932; edited by Paul Valéry, Léon-Paul Fabre, and Valery Larbaud), in which contributions from all over the world and from the past as well as from the present, were almost always translated into French. Botteghe Oscure, her second editorial enterprise, was thus decidedly more cosmopolitan. Even if her main aim was to present young, still unknown writers, Marguerite Caetani was proud to also propose works by such established artists as e. e. Cummings, Marianne. Moore, Henry James, Wallace Stevens, George Santayana, Robert P. Warren, Marguerite Young, and Williams. The correspondence that she entertained with these and younger writers (from James Wright, to Richard Wilbur, from Robert Lowell to Peter Viereck, from Cynthia Ozick to W.S. Merwin and Elizabeth Bishop)—held in the Marguerite Caetani Fund in Rome or in several US Archives—is of great interest both for the opinions expressed in these letters and for the idiosyncrasies as well as well for the acts of generosity and dignity that sometimes emerge.Through her half-sister, Katherine Garrison Chapin (a fellow in American letters at the Library of Congress and the spouse of the former Attorney General Francis Biddle), Marguerite Caetani had been put in touch with Williams. He appeared four times in the review with previously unpublished work, as this was one of its prerequisites: in 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1953. Since she was so lavish in her payments that authors would often (more or less gladly) meet her requests, Williams too, on one occasion, had to change a few words in The Desert Music as she found them too . . . daring. At times, she was “from another generation and New England,” as her editorial secretary, Eugene Walter, once described her. But this is not all: for a few months, their relationship suffered from some incomprehension as some letters show. Loyalty and understanding being at the basis of their personality, however, this coldness did not last long: when Marguerite Caetani heard of his second stroke, she immediately wrote to him and their friendship continued on definitely firmer ground. So much so that Williams wrote a very warm review of the book (published in the US) by the French poet whom she valued above all others: René Char. To please her he may have gone even further: he may also have written a Preface to this volume—a Preface that, not authored by any of the several critics whom she addressed to this purpose, was finally rejected by the director of Random House and that I have been able to transcribe in the present volume.These years of research on and about the journal made me more aware of something that, of course, is intrinsic to the life and the vicissitudes of a periodical: the encounter/exchange, debate/fight that is always entailed in an enterprise devised to promote culture must also bear with much human frailty.

Josep Cuatrecasas. A secretis redactor [Cavanillesia, 1928-1938

We analyze the activity of Josep Cuatrecasas Arumí (1903-1996) as editorial secretary of the magazine Cavanillesia, published between 1928 and 1938. We value his participation from four fronts: secretary, author, reviewer and re-rated. The study allows specifying the date of publication of the articles in the journal, the influence of Emili Huguet del Villar on the geobotanical methodology followed by Josep Cuatrecasas and his effort to disseminate the new botanical publications, from the pages of the journal, together with Pius Font i Quer.

Sprawozdanie z działalności Katedry Teologii Katolickiej Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku w roku akademickim 2020/2021

REV. LESZEK MARIUS JAKONIUK was born in 1976. He obtained his a Licentiate of Theology from the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. He completed a special course in catechetics (pedagogie de la foi) at the Catholic University of Paris and he completed his third degree doctoral studies at the University of Strasbourg in France. Since 2014, he has worked in the Department of Catholic Theology at the University of Białystok and served as the Editorial Secretary of the publication Annual of Catholic Theology and as the Editorial Secretary of Studies on Dogmatic Theology. Member of the Association of Polish Catechists. President of the Mess’AJE Polska Association, which promotes adult biblical catechesis in Poland, Vice Director of the Metropolitan Curia of Białystok’s Department of Catechesis. His research interests include: the dimensions of the liturgy and catechesis that are conducive to the growth of the Church as a community, ecclesial identity in a united Europe, subjectivity in intercultural and interfaith dialogue, and adult biblical catechesis. He has authored and co-authored many articles inter alia: Les chants de Taizé(Paris, 2021), Archbishop Edward Kisiel: The “Primary Catechist” of the Diocese (Białystok, 2018), The French and Polish Versions of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: An Examination of Certain Passages of the Catechism’s Teaching on the “Mysterium Ecclesiae” from a Philological and Translational Perspective (Białystok, 2017), L’Exultet – une catéchèse vécue(Białystok, 2013), L’Exultet – La Bonne Nouvelle chantée (Białystok, 2012), Specyfika międzykulturowa Europejskich Spotkań Młodych animowanych przez Wspólnotę braci z Taizé (Białystok, 2008).

Editor’s Comment

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Editors’ Comment

Open AccessEditors’ CommentAnnette Leis-PetersAnnette Leis-PetersSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:Mar 2021https://doi.org/10.13109/diac.2020.11.1.3SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail AboutThe issue 1/2020 that you have now opened digitally was planned as an “open issue” – which means all five of the articles were freely sent to and brought through our review and publishing process. It can never be predicted exactly which of the articles in the process will be part of the next open issue of the journal. Each article has its own timeline depending on the possibilities of the authors and the very decisive peer reviewers who work with the text. When it was decided which articles would be part this issue it came as a surprise how closely they were connected thematically. The theme of the issue could have been “Diaconia in the public and political sphere,” a subject that each of the five articles relates to in one way or another.The first article of Johanna Kallio, Hannu Lahtinen and Hanna Wass from the University of Helsinki/Finland is a quantitative study that asks how the voting behaviour of deacons in Finland differ from other professions in the same social class in general and from social workers in particular. Interestingly, the authors find some discrepancies! The next two articles are analyses of publications, statements and informative literature of diaconia or religious organisations regarding their role in the public sphere. Thorsten Moos from the Protestant University of Wuppertal/Bethel in Germany examines public materials of Diakonie Deutschland, the German umbrella organisation of all diaconal institutions and services, from the perspective of public religion. He identifies four levels of diaconal negotiations with the public (organisations, convictions, individual motivations and symbols) and studies how diaconal responses, memorandums or blogs communicate on these four levels. Bjørn Hallstein Holte’s article is the first COVID-19 related research published in Diaconia. Holte is based at VID Specialized University in Norway and studies health protection information about the coronavirus that the Islamic Council of Norway has provided for its members. For his analysis Holte uses the concept of religious organisations as public spaces and Niklas Luhmann’s concept of communicational permeability.The fourth article written by Jakob Egeris Thorsen at the University of Aarhus, Denmark and the fifth article by Tron Fagermoen at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society are theological reflections about the role and voice of diaconia in the public sphere. Jakob Egeris Thorsen’s article is a plea for more (explicit) Christian identity in the work of diaconia in the Danish secularised context. He leans his considerations on the arguments of Charles Taylor, Pope Benedict XVI and Jürgen Moltmann. Tron Fagermoen revisits the Swedish theologian Gustav Wingren to understand what kind of language diaconia could and should use in postsecular and pluralist society. He argues that Wingren’s dialectical approach to universalistic and particularistic faith communication goes beyond the bilingualism that many of the other contributors to this discourse opt for. That all five articles of this issue circulate around the role and communication of diaconia and religion in the public sphere (or ask how deacons relate to the politics) is a clear indication for the comprehensive social changes that are going on at the moment. It is very likely that we will read more about these changes in future issues of Diaconia.May I use the opportunity to remind you of the Diaconia review section, for which Kaia Schultz Rønsdal ([email protected]) and Erica Meijers ([email protected]) are responsible. Please do not hesitate to contact Kaia and Erica if you have suggestions for reviews or want to review a publication yourself. And please do contact the editorial secretary Jeremy Heuslein ([email protected]) or myself ([email protected]) if you have any suggestions or reflections about possible issues of the journal or the future of the journal in general. With best wishes for a good reading,Annette Leis-Peters Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Download book coverVolume 11Issue 1December 2020 ISSN: 1869-3261eISSN: 2196-9027HistoryPublished online:March 2021 Information© 2021, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co. KG, Theaterstraße 13, D-37073 GöttingenThe journal shall appear twice a year. It is an open access publication licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License, accessible at DOI 10.13109/diac.2019.10.issue-1. For a copy of this license visit http://creativecommons.org/license/by-nc-nd/4.0/.PDF download

Sprawozdanie z działalności Katedry Teologii Katolickiej Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku w roku akademickim 2018/2019

REV. LESZEK MARIUS JAKONIUK – was born in 1976. He obtained his Masters Degree in Theology and a Licentiate of Theology from the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. From 2002-2005, he completed a special course in catechetics (pedagogie de la foi) at the Catholic University of Paris and obtained a diploma in DSET (Diplôme Supérieur d’Études Théologiques). In 2010, he completed his third degree doctoral studies at the University of Strasbourg in France. Since 2014, he has worked in the Department of Catholic Theology at the University of Białystok and served as the Editorial Secretary of the publication Annual of Catholic Theology and as the Editorial Secretary of Studies on Dogmatic Theology. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Association of Polish Catechists. Since 2019, he has served as the President of the Mess’AJE Association of Poland, which promotes adult biblical catechesis in Poland, as well as the Vice Director of the Metropolitan Curia of Białystok’s Department of Catechesis. He has authored and co-authored many articles inter alia: L’Exultet – La Bonne Nouvelle chanté e (2012), L’Exultet – une catéchèse vécue (2013), Wspó lnota z Taizé – współczesna forma życia monastycznego na Zachodzie (2014), The French and Polish Versions of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: An Examination of Certain Passages of the Catechism’s Teaching on the “Mysterium Ecclesiae” from a Philological and Translational Perspective (2017), Numbers 748 and 749 of the French and Polish Versions of the Catechism of the Catholic Church from a Translational Perspective: An Example of the Theological Effects of Translation (2018), Archbishop Edward Kisiel: The “Primary Catechist” of the Diocese (2018), Songs of Taizé (2018). His research interests include: the dimensions of the liturgy and catechesis that are conducive to the growth of the Church as a community, ecclesial identity in a united Europe, subjectivity in intercultural and interfaith dialogue, and adult biblical catechesis.

ANALISA PENGARUH SISTEM INFORMASI EVALUASI KINERJA WARTAWAN (PT. INTI KHARISMA MANDIRI RIAU)

PT. Inti Kharisma Mandiri Riau (IKMR) or better known as Haluan Riau is one of the companies engaged in newspaper information. Information on each topic is derived from the facts of events and trusted sources covered by journalists. One of the constraints faced by Haluan Riau is the editorial section, which is the process of recapitulation of news that has not been integrated, namely the editorial secretary recapitulates every news published per day in Microsoft Excel. Then in the news recapitulation process published by every journalist who has not been in accordance with the Riau Procedure's permanent procedures. The prowess of Riau itself has a fixed procedure in the target news published from each of its reporters. Many reporters in the direction of Riau indirectly this causes difficulties in counting the number of news published by each journalist every month. So to overcome this problem will be built an information system for evaluating the performance of journalists in order to help in calculating the news published from each journalist quickly and accurately. Questionnaire data has an average value of 13 total respondents is 40.15 with a total standard deviation of 2,734. so that it can be concluded that the report on the performance of journalists is normally distributed.

Pengelolaan arsip di detik Sumatera Selatan

This article discusses how to manage archives in Seconds South Sumatra, therefore the processing of archives is needed. The archive processing in this secs does not have a special unit in processing because the archive is managed under the editorial secretary, for the storage of the archive in South Sumatra is kept by date on the issuance of the archive and the archive in Seconds of South Sumatra is stored in Data Base and Manual Print. The obstacles faced by Seconds South Sumatra in managing the archive of human resources that are not educational background archives, so in penglolaannya less adequate. Keywords: archive management, mass media archive

Introduction to the special issue on “High performance analog circuits and design methodologies”

This special issue of the SPRINGER Journal of Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing includes a special section composed of four papers related to ‘‘High performance analog circuits and design methodologies’’. They are selected among those presented at the Joint Conference of 4S-2014/2014 International Conference on Analog VLSI Circuits (AVIC 2014). This conference was jointly organized by Vietnam National University HCMC (VNU-HCM) Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Center (ICDREC) and Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ) as an event for commemorating the 20 anniversary of VNU-HCM and 10th anniversary of ICDREC. The conference is the successor of the former International Analog VLSI Workshop. Its purpose is to exchange information, ideas and recent research results on analog VLSI circuits and their applications. The first paper, ‘‘An Improvement of the Current– Voltage Conversion Technique in Over-Current Sensing Circuit for Low-Power Low Dropout Linear Voltage Regulators’’, by Ho Quang Tay, proposes a resistance-less over-current sensing circuit using current–voltage conversion technique for CMOS low dropout linear voltage (LDO) regulators with PMOS as pass device. The second paper, ‘‘Delta-Sigma DAC with Jitter-Shaper-Reducing Jitter Noise’’, by Yuki Watanabe et al., describes a novel delta-sigma digital-to-analog converter (DSDAC) using a jitter shaper to augment the noise caused by clock jitter. The third paper, ‘‘Design of a Symmetry-type Floating Impedance Scaling Circuits for a Fully Differential Filter’’, by Fujihiko Matsumoto et al., proposes the impedance scaling techniques in order to realize a small-size low frequency active filter. The final paper, ‘‘A Low-Power and Low-Gm Linear Transconductor Utilizing Control of a Threshold Voltage’’, by Takeshi Ohbuchi et al., proposes a linear transconductor that is realized by the scheme that the threshold voltages of the transistors are changed by the attenuated input voltage using body effect and reverse short-channel effect. On behalf of the editorial committee of this special section, we would like to express our great thanks to all the authors of the submitted manuscripts and all the reviewers for their great contribution and helpful effort. We also would like to thank all of the committee members for their valuable effort expended in this editorial work. Finally, we would like to express our special thanks to the Guest Editorial Secretary, Professor Cosy Muto, Nagasaki University and Professor Hiroo Sekiya, Chiba University, and the Advisor, Professor Takeshi Shima, Kanagawa University, for all their contributions and efforts.

«Le Symboliste», une revue littéraire de courte vie mais de grande importance

The first issue of the literary weekly «Le Symboliste» came out on October 7th 1886. The journal ceased publication, after only four issues, on October 30th that same year. It was founded by Gustave Kahn, managing editor, Paul Adam, editorial secretary, and Jean Moreas, editor-in-chief. Many writers and intellectuals contributed to the lively debate contained in its pages. The aim of the following article is to point out the importance the magazine had in the literary revolution of Symbolism by offering a detailed analysis of the contributions made by all those who worked on the journal. This analysis helps us understand the construction process of the Symbolist movement aesthetics and appreciate the varied character it showed from the very start.

Editorial: Dealing with the Challenge of Rising Unemployment: Can This Be Done and How?

It feels somewhat strange to think that the end of my five-year term as editor of the SAJP is in sight. These years have been a challenging but interesting and rewarding period in my career. I shall always be indebted to the core editorial staff for their help and support: the consulting editor, Anthony Pillay, the consulting editor: statistics, Tyrone Pretorius, the books editor, Kopano Ratele, the copy editors, Willy Nel and Linda Theron, the publishing editor, Erna Kinsey, and the editorial secretary, Moipone Williams. Anthony's appointment, as incoming editor, is to be welcomed. I believe he is ideally equipped to take the journal to new heights, especially as the SAJP will be going online from 1 January 2013.

Editorial: Dealing with Contemporary Issues in Psychology: Respecting the Unwritten Rules

I find it difficult to believe that the end of the year is in sight already. The past few months have once again been a taxing, yet fruitful period. Our core editorial staff, including our consulting editor, Anthony Pillay, our consulting editor: statistics, Tyrone Pretorius, our books editor, Kopano Ratele, our copy editors, Willy Nel and Linda Theron, our publishing editor, Erna Kinsey, as well as our editorial secretary, Moipone Williams, meet regularly (electronically or in person) to discuss the smooth running of the journal and to ensure that potential problems are dealt with timeously.

An Eisteddfod for Yorkshire? Professor Moorman and the Uses of Dialect

Frederic W. Moorman joined the academic staff of the Yorkshire College, soon to become the University of Leeds, in 1898, and eventually became Professor of English Language. Devon-born, he described himself as a 'naturalised Yorkshireman'. He joined the Yorkshire Dialect Society in 1904 and became a member of its council and its editorial secretary. He was a prolific writer and editor of dialect poetry and prose. He wished to encourage the revival of Yorkshire vernacular culture among its 'peasants and artisans' and argued that the county should mount its own eisteddfodequivalents. He died at the age of forty-seven in a drowning accident in the Dales. Several of his volumes of dialect material were published posthumously. Moorman is a marginal literary figure but significant for his serious espousal of a pan-Yorkshire culture and identity rooted in traditions such as dialect poetry and the late medieval miracle plays.

News and Perspectives

Dear Colleagues, For the past 5 years we have successfully maintained the quality of our journal at a higher level than before, due in part to the hard work of associate editors, advisory board members, and outside reviewers. Of course, your submission of excellent papers has been the most important factor in this success. In addition, Springer’s staff members with their constant support and, last but not least, my colleague Tamiko Shibata, Editorial Secretary, have contributed immeasurably to the successful publication of the journal. I thank all these individuals for their efforts. Recently, however, we have felt it necessary to restructure what has been the Short Communications section because many authors seemed to regard it as a forum for a short, lower-quality contribution or for a case study. We now are considering establishing what in effect will be a new forum to be called News and Perspectives instead of Short Communications. The purpose of this new forum is the publication of (1) research reports with high news value that stimulate further research, and (2) papers that view known topics from different perspectives and/or with new theoretical considerations. In either case, authors are requested to submit short papers with high scientific/news value. Case studies will be accepted only if (1) their observational data are excellent and (2) the resulting theoretical implications are important and clearly presented. The maximum length of a paper will be 18 manuscript pages (6 printed pages), instead of 12 manuscript pages (4 printed pages) for the former Short Communications section. We will expedite the publication of papers submitted to this forum, our aim being to publish them online within 3 months after they have been submitted to us. We are always grateful for your support for Primates, and we welcome the submission of your important papers to this new forum.

‘Saturated with Biological Metaphors’: Professor John Macmurray (1891–1976) and the Politics of the Organic Movement

The connections between the British organic movement and the radical Right in the 1930s and 1940s are now well documented. One major reason for this convergence is what the philosopher John Macmurray termed ‘the organic analogy’: the interpretation of human life and society in purely biological terms. This article outlines Macmurray's critique of the analogy; it summarises his reasons for believing that it led in practice to racialist totalitarianism, and shows how some of the organic pioneers used the analogy to support their views on the importance of kinship for national identity. That Macmurray, though on the Left, was part of a wider network that drew him into the company of organicists is demonstrated through examining his links with various people and organisations. The article also shows how Macmurray influenced the young poet Robert Waller, who later became the Soil Association's editorial secretary and promoted a philosophy of ‘human ecology’ which would go beyond the organic analogy. It concludes by suggesting that the issues that Macmurray and Waller raised are of continuing relevance for the organic movement and environmentalism.

More pages for ‘Focus on Details’ in ‘Surgery Illustrated’: Call for papers

Since January 2008 you have been receiving two issues per month of the BJU International. This major change allows more room for ‘Surgery Illustrated’. One issue each month will be devoted to ‘Focus on Details’ submissions, the other to the ‘Surgical Atlas’, which is by invitation only. ‘Focus on Details’ submissions are spontaneous submissions from authors who wish to describe one surgical step of a procedure in detail, with a few figures on a limited number of pages. In general, modifications of one specific aspect of a procedure, tricks to ease one particular step, or highlighting some point of technique, are within the scope of ‘Focus on Details’ submissions. All sketches and drawings will be redone (at no cost to the authors) by our illustrator, Stephan Spitzer. For details of submissions, see the revised Guidelines for Authors below. In the near future, there will be a loose-leaf folder available (‘Collections of Urological Surgery’), which will include ‘Focus on Details’ submissions adjacent to related comprehensive surgical procedures (’Surgical Atlas’). Thus, these submissions will not only be available as a one-time publication, but also in a comprehensive and lasting edition. Again, this is an opportunity to thank those without whom it would be impossible to achieve what has been accomplished so far: Stephan Spitzer, our illustrator, Rolf Gillitzer, MD, and Christoph Wiesner, MD, the co-editors of this section, and Irene Keenan, Editorial Secretary. Furthermore, we owe thanks to the Editor of BJU Int, John Fitzpatrick, for his continuous support of our section, to the Executives of the BJU Company, with Christopher Woodhouse as Chairman, and to the publisher, Wiley Blackwell, all of whom allow us to accomplish our ambitious (and expensive) goal to illustrate standard and novel surgical procedures in urology. Submissions to Focus on Details are welcome. This second part of ‘Surgery Illustrated’ intends to highlight one surgical step with one or two figures and a brief description. Articles must not be related to a surgical procedure previously published in the ‘Surgical Atlas’. Let us know if you have any questions in this regard. Manuscripts highlighting one step of a surgical procedure (e.g. specific instrument or surgical manoeuvre) should be no more than two or three pages and contain a maximum of two illustrations. Material for the illustrator: Good quality drawings, and/or photographs, labelled and defined. The text should be structured as follows: A short introductory paragraph describing the problem Description of the technique as legends to figures A summary, including benefits over standard surgical step, shortcomings, possible complications and troubleshooting. If accepted for publication, all illustrations will be redrawn to conform with the format and appearance of ‘Surgery Illustrated’. Submissions to Focus on Details should be directed to: Joachim W. Thüroff, Associate Editor, BJU International, Department of Urology, Johannes Gutenberg University Hospitals, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany. Telephone: +49 6131 172311, fax: +49 6131 1747 2311, e-mail: SurgeryIllustrated@urologie.klinik.uni-mainz.de

Twenty years of EJM, or, a successful journal on a new track

The year 2007 has witnessed many changes for the European Journal of Mineralogy. With the retirement of Michele Canaple, the EJM founding editorial secretary who was supported by the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), the entire production process had to be reorganized, a process involving many thorough discussions between the owner Societies (DMG, SEM, SFMC and SIMP) and our Publisher, Schweizerbart. As a result, we now have a new printer and a new type-setter, specialized in electronic scientific literature, who have ensured such a smooth transition that it may have remained unnoticed by most readers. Nonetheless, authors will certainly have perceived the change, because they now receive electronic proofs and see …