Известия на Българското географско дружество: минало, настояще и бъдеще

Известия на Българското географско дружество: минало, настояще и бъдеще

Стоян Недков, Христина Проданова, Климент Найденов

Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society: past, present and future

Stoyan Nedkov, Hristina Prodanova, Kliment Naydenov

Abstract

The article presents a comprehensive historical review of the development of “Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society” since its establishment, and points out the perspectives that lie ahead. We highlighted three periods of development of the journal: First (1933–1943), Second (1953–1993), and Third (2018–2020) based on key moments within the life-cycle of the Society caused by various socio-political situations in Bulgaria across time. We conducted the review following several key points: (1) periodization; (2) analysis of the publications based on the publishing language, types of the articles, and the major research topics; (3) expansion of the editorial board; and (4) design of the journal including its format, cover and paper layout. We pointed out a few challenges in the present state of the publication process in Bulgaria within the geographic community in particular, and gave valuable recommendations on how to deal with them in the light of the global tendencies in the academic publishing process. For the future development of the journal, we have marked major goals and changes that will lead to improving the quality of the geographic publications in the country. They are as follows: building a journal management concept, determination of the focus and scope, types and characteristics of the publications, and improvement of the graphic design. In conclusion, we highlighted the strengths and the weaknesses of the past development of the journal, and underlined the new changes, which will give the journal an international recognition.

Keywords: articles, development, design, editorial board, periodization, review

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Начин на цитиране / Citation

На български:

Недков Ст, Проданова Хр, Найденов Кл (2020) Известия на Българското географско дружество: минало, настояще и бъдеще. Известия на Българското географско дружество 43: 107–120. https://geography.bg/publication/magazines/item/516-vol43-2020-17

English:

Nedkov S, Prodanova H, Naydenov K (2020) Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society: past, present and future. Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 43: 107–120. https://geography.bg/publication/magazines/item/516-vol43-2020-17