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KHIMIYA/CHEMISTRY
KHIMIYA/CHEMISTRY, ISSN 0861-9255,
is the Bulgarian Journal of Chemical Education. Its main topics are: News; Letters to the Editor; Education: Theory & Practice; New Approaches; Curriculum Matters; Interdisciplinary; Teaching Efficiency; Teaching Chemical Experiment; Problems; Advanced Chemistry for Teachers; From the Research Laboratories, Bulgarian Educational Tradition; Foreign Educational Tradition; People in Chemistry; History and Philosophy of Chemistry; Chemistry & Society; Reviews; New Information Media; Archives.
Manuscripts should be written in Bulgarian or in English. By submitting a manuscript, the editors will presume that the article has not been published elsewhere. The publishing of materials does not mean that the editors are in agreement with the points of view covered by the author. Reprints of each article will be provided free of charge. The articles appearing in this journal are indexed and abstracted in Chemical Abstracts. The journal can be found at British Library.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Prof. Dr. B.V. Toshev, Editor-in-Chief
Ms. E. Avramova, Managing Editor
Prof. Dr. D. Lazarov, Dr. St. Manev, Dr. V. Pavlova
Published by the Ministry of Education and Science (BULGARIA)
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
Borislav V. Toshev, University of Sofia, 1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, BULGARIA; tel.: +359 2 8161372,
b. February, 1st, 1943, Belogradchik, BULGARIA; married with two children.
Education: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sofia (1968); MSc (Chemistry): On the Kinetics of Holes Closing in Thin Crystal Plates, Sofia University, 1968; PhD (Chemistry): Thermodynamics of Thin Liquid Films, University of Sofia, 1975; DSc (Chemistry): Application of the Omega-Potential to the Theory of Capillarity, Sofia University, 1993.
Appointments: Professor of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science with lectures in physical chemistry and/or colloid chemistry in the ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’ University of Sofia, University of Shumen, University of Plovdiv and University of Blagoevgrad; Head of the Department of Chemistry Education of the University of Sofia; Head of the Department of Physical Chemistry of the University of Sofia; f. Vice-Rector of the University of Sofia (Research and Development); f. Deputy Minister of Education and Science (Higher Education).
Teaching: Physical Chemistry (Sofia, Shumen, Blagoevgrad); Physical Chemistry with Colloid Chemistry (Sofia, Shumen, Blagoevgrad); Colloid Chemistry (Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad); Physical Chemistry of Chemical Reactions (Shumen); Thermodynamics of Thin Liquid Films (Åbo); Teacher’s Chemistry Compendium (Sofia); Journal Club: Oral and Written Scientific Communication (Sofia); School Legislation (Sofia); Philosophy of Science (Sofia);
Research Areas: Physical Chemistry: Surface Thermodynamics and Theory of Capillarity; Chemistry Education; History and Philosophy of Chemistry; University Policy and Management with numerous books, journal articles and papers in book-collections quoted by other authors 924 times.
Membership: f. member of the Advisory Board of Langmuir. The American Chemical Society Journal of Colloids and Surfaces ISSN 0743-7463; f. member of the Editorial Board of Colloids and Surfaces. An International Journal. A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ISSN 0927-7757; member of the Editorial Board and f. Editor-in-chief of Annuaire de l’Universite de Sofia. Faculte de Chimie ISSN 0584-0317; Editor-in-chief of Khimiya/Chemistry. Bulgarian Journal of Chemical Education ISSN 0861-9255; member of the Committee on Chemistry Education of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC); member of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists (IACIS); member of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria; member of the Commission for Higher Academic Achievements at the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria; Vice-President of the Union of the University Lecturers in Bulgaria; member of the European Association for the Science of Air Pollution (EUSCAP); f. member of the Bulgarian National Committee of UNESCO; member of the Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute; member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Mathematical and Physical Sciences ISSN 1538-3326; member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Baltic Science Education ISSN 1648-3898; Head of the Chemistry Commission of the National Science Fund (Bulgaria); Head of the Chemistry-Physics Commission in the National Program “Nanoscience and New Materials”; member of Foro Bulgaria/Spain; Chairman of the International Supervisory Council for Development of Higher Education in Bulgaria; member of the Editorial Board of The Science Education Review ISSN 1446-6120; member of the Council of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Sofia; member of the Physical Chemistry Council of the Higher Commission for Academic Promotion and Attestation; Vice-President of the Belogradchik Countrymen Society; member of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC); member of the Board of Managers of INTERAULA (International University Institute for Development and Management of Education); member of International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication (ICAAP); member of the Working Group 17 for Integration of Bulgaria in EU – sector science; member of the Franck Goddio Society; School membership in The Royal Institution of Great Britain; Chair of the Journal Club (Chemistry/Science Education); Director of the University Program: Master of Education in Chemistry; Bulgarian representative in D 30 Management Committee of COST [European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research]: High Pressure Tuning of Chemical and Biochemical Processes; Member of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC); Member of the Scientific Council of the National Institute of Education; Member of the Editorial Board of Strategies for Policy in Science and Education ISSN 1310-0270; Ìåmber of the National Organizing Committee for the SoS 2005 [Science on Stage] Program; Owner of Khimiya E-Mail List at Yahoo; owner of PhysChemSofia E-Mail List at Yahoo; Owner of Belogradchik E-Mail List at Yahoo; Head of the Natural Sciences Commission of the National Science Fund; Member of the Editorial Board of Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education ISSN 1305-8215; member of the European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN); member of the Board of referees of: Langmuir. The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids ISSN 0743-7463, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ISSN 0021-9797, Mendeleev Communications ISSN 0959-9436, Journal of Research Practice ISSN 1712-851X, Bulgarian Chemical Communication ISSN 0324-1130; Member of the British Society for the History of Science (BSHS); Bulgarian delegate in the Working Party (WP) on History of Chemistry of the European Association of the Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS); Head of the Chemistry Education and History & Philosophy of Chemistry Laboratory (CE&HPC); President of the Bulgarian Society for the Chemistry Education and History and Philosophy of Chemistry;
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FROM THE LAST ISSUE...
B.V. Toshev. Bulgarian Education in the European Educational Area. Khimiya. 16, 3-9 (2007)[In Bulgarian];
E. Boiadjieva, D. Lazarov. Educational Goals and State Core Curricula Requirements. Khimiya. 16, 10-19 (2007) [In Bulgarian];
V.M. Petrusevski, M. Bukleski, M. Stojanovska. The Economic Demonstrator: Prepare It Once, Use It Many Times. II. Continuous Thermochromism in Aqueous Solutions of Transition Metal Chlorides. Khimiya, 16, 20-28 (2007) [In English];
A. Tafrova-Grigorova. A Study of the Test for the 8th National Chemistry and Environmental Protection Competition - Lovech 2006. Khimiya. 16, 29-51 (2007) [In Bulgarian];
H. Daiev, L.-A. Daieva. Chemical Species in the Envoronment. Khimiya. 16, 52-60 (2007) [In Bulgarian];
T. Christofilis, M. Kousathana. Historical Models of Chemical Kinetics in Science Education. Khimiya. 16, 61-75 (2007) [In English].
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