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Acta Montanistica Slovaca

Acta Montanistica Slovaca is an international scientific journal published jointly by the Union of Metallurgy, Mining Industry and Geology of Slovak Republic, the Slovak Mining Society, the Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies (FBERG) of the Technical University of Kosice (Slovakia), and the Faculty of Mining and Geology (HGF) of the VSB Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic). Acta Montanistica Slovaca publishes high-quality articles on basic and applied research in the following fields geology, mining, earth resources, process control, automation and applied informatics in raw materials extraction, utilization and processing and other similar fields.Acta Montanistica Slovaca is the only scientific journal of this kind in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe.

Acta Geoturistica

Acta Geoturistica, a journal of Geotour, o. z., is an open-access international research journal devoted to various aspects of tourism study and research, with special emphasis on, but not limited to, geological heritage (geosites), geotourism, mining tourism, and other nature-based tourism forms. The journal is published by the academic publisher SCIENDO, with the support of the Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies (Technical University of Košice), and Institute of Geotechnics (Slovak Academy of Sciences), It has two issues per annum, plus special issues devoted to Conference Proceedings and other collections of papers on a specific scientific topic.

Transport & Logistics

The journal TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS is an international, peer-reviewed, quick-refereeing open-access journal, that provides an advanced forum for studies related to transport and logistics registered in Belgrade. The journal publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual frameworks, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, and book reviews. Transport and Logistics Journal is a scientific journal, which is publishing origin articles specialized mostly in industry logistics, production and commercial logistics, internal and external company transportation, logistics network and supply chain management, reverse and green logistics, information and financial aspects of logistics and transport and all other relevant topics. The Journal is published quarterly. Publication is free of charge.

Civil Protection and Emergency Services

The professional journal Civil Protection and Emergency Services (Civilná ochrana a záchranné zložky – COZZ) is a Slovak-language periodical published twice a year by the Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies at the Technical University of Košice. The journal is designed to comprehensively cover the fields of civil protection, crisis management, and emergency rescue services, establishing a professional platform for the exchange of knowledge between practical experience and the academic environment. Rather than competing, its aim is to purposefully complement the existing network of professional journals in this field within the Slovak Republic. Content-wise, it is divided into three core sections. The general section Emergency Events and Innovations features introductory remarks, statistical analyses of recent emergency events, current news from home and abroad, technological and innovative advancements, interviews with experts and emergency service representatives, and a readers’ advisory column. The Civil Protection section focuses on public education and awareness, civil protection for schools, support for municipalities and local self-governments, population preparedness for crisis situations such as evacuation, sheltering, warning, and personal protection, legislative advice, protection against natural disasters including the impacts of climate change, hazardous materials and major industrial accident prevention, and last but not least, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. The Emergency Services section maps the activities of the Fire and Rescue Service of the Slovak Republic and the Volunteer Fire Protection of the Slovak Republic, specialized rescue services such as the Mountain Rescue Service, Cave Rescue Service, Avalanche Prevention Center, Search and Rescue K9 units, and mine rescuers, the involvement of volunteers in the Integrated Rescue System, as well as medical and humanitarian aid, first aid, and disaster medicine.

Journal of Civil Protection and Rescue (JCPR)

The Journal of Civil Protection and Rescue (JCPaR) is an international open-access scientific journal published in English with a semi-annual frequency (twice a year). The journal was established with the objective of complementing the network of scientific periodicals in the field of security sciences, civil protection, and rescue services within the Central European region, particularly the V4 countries, aiming not to compete, but to meaningfully advance the existing scientific framework in this region. The long-term ambition of the editorial board is to gradually achieve the indexation of the journal in the prestigious international databases Web of Science and Scopus through rigorous and high-quality editorial work. Thematically, the journal focuses on publishing original research articles, studies, and research findings in the areas of civil protection, crisis management, and population protection; rescue equipment, tactics, and rescue operations management; industrial safety, mining sciences, and underground spaces; environmental risks, geohazards, and natural disasters; the application of modern technologies, digitalization, and GIS in security sciences; special and CBRN threats; humanitarian and crisis logistics; as well as legislation, education, training, and simulations in civil protection and rescue services.