Mineralogia

The first issue of Mineralogia Polonica, the official Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Poland, was published in 1970, soon after the foundation of the Society in 1969. Mineralogia Polonica, publishing in English from its beginning, has been very important for the development of mineralogical sciences in Poland, the exchange of scientific journals, and international collaboration. Based on a long discussion with our colleagues abroad, we have noticed that the title suggests the journal focuses on local mineralogical problems in Poland. To avoid this misunderstanding, we have decided to modify the title and, accordingly, the journal cover. The new, simple title Mineralogia (with the subtitle Geochemical, Mineralogical and Petrological Research) indicates the journal's open character. We intend to publish original papers, review papers, and short notes from broad fields of geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, technical, experimental, and applied mineralogy, environmental geochemistry, and mineralogy. We have also decided to introduce changes in the organization of our Editorial Board to ensure a high scientific level of the journal and a relatively short time span between paper submission and publication.