Thermal No. 4 January 31, 2022

Thermal No. 4 January 31, 2022

SerbiaMember of ICHMT(1) Overview

1.2 Serbian Chemical Society (founded in 1897, https://www.shd.org.rs/ )1.2.1 Publications:International Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society (Open Access Journal in English, Vol. 89 in
2021, https://www.shd-pub.org.rs/index.php/JSCS/index )(Central European Time, CET: UTC+1, Population: 7 million)
1. Organizations
1.1 The Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia (https://www.drustvo-termicara.com/) is the leading
professional association in Serbia of scientific researchers, professors and engineers dealing with heat and masstransfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, combustion, power and energy system, etc. It is legal successor of
the Society of Thermal Engineers of Yugoslavia that was founded in 1962 following the idea and initiative of
the researchers from the Thermal Engineering Laboratory of the Institute “Boris Kidrič” (today’s ThermalEngineering and Energy Laboratory of the Institute of Nuclear Sciences in Vinča, http://www.ltevinca.rs/public/lang/rs). The main objective of the Society was/is to establish/promote better cooperation andexchange of the fundamental/applied knowledge in the field of heat and mass transfer between
research/educational institutions and industry in the country, region and the world. Following these ideas
leading researchers from the Institute “Vinča” in September 1968 organized in Yugoslavia, 1st International
Symposium/ summer school titled “Heat and Mass Transfer in Turbulent Boundary Layers” which participated
115 leading world experts from 11 countries, from Europe, USA Canada and USSR. In spite of difficult
political situation (due to Cold war) at that time in the world, based on excellent organization and high levelof presented papers, most of the present experts agreed that such international cooperation should be continued
by organizing regularly Symposiums on different subjects/problems in heat and mass transfer. For therealization of these tasks the INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER wasestablished with Head office in The Institute of Nuclear Sciences “VINČA”, leaded by Professor Zoran Zarić
as general secretary (1968-1985) and Professor Naim Afgan as scientific secretary (1968-1985) and later as
general secretary (1985-1993) until the Center was relocated to Turkey in 1993. In period 1968-1993, ICHMTorganized 47 international scientific events/meetings. Proceedings, published by world leading publishingcompanies, mostly edited by Professor Naim Afgan, are still among the best archive scientificpublications/literature for the related area of heat and mass transfer (list of meetings, publications can be foundat http://thermalscience.vinca.rs/pdfs/papers-2020/TSCI200628265S.pdf)
1.1.1. Publications
Journal TERMOTEHNIKA (in Serbian since 1975, http://termotehnika.vinca.rs/) published by The
Society of Thermal Engineers in cooperation with the Laboratory for Thermal Engineering and Energy of theInstitute VINČA.
International Journal THERMAL SCIENCE (in English since 1997, http://thermalscience.vinca.rs)
Due to international sanctions imposed against Yugoslavia in May 1992 (until 2001), which caused extreme
problems for the scientific research institutions in Yugoslavia, including barriers for their international cooperation, in 1994 Prof. Simeon Oka from the Laboratory for Thermal Engineering and Energy of the InstituteVINČA, initiated the publication of one issue per year in English of the Journal Termotehnika, and in 1996 heinitiated and started editing the International Journal THERMAL SCIENCE with scientific papers fromthe relevant international community. International Journal Thermal Science (Open Access Journal), foundedby the Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia and published by the Institute of Nuclear Sciences “VINČA”is on SCI list since 2009, with a constant increase of the number of published papers and Impact factor value.
1.1.2 Meetings
International Symposiums on heat and mass transfer (since 1964), since 2003 biannually incooperation with Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – University of Niš (last, 19th International Conferenceon Thermal Science and Engineering of Serbia on October 22-25, 2019).
International Conference POWER PLANTS since 2004, biannually (9th International Conference onNovember 16-17, 2021, https://e2021.drustvo-termicara.com )Regional IEEP Conference Industrial Energy and Environmental Protection in South Eastern
European Countries, biannually (last, 7th Conference on June 19-22, 2019).
ENERGY DAY SERBIA Annual meeting organized in cooperation with ENERGOPROJEKT ENTEL
since 2011 (last, June 2019).
International Forum for clean energy technologies in cooperation with Faculty of Technical Sciences– University of Novi Sad (14th Forum September 28-29, 2021)

1.3 Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia (founded in 1953, http://www.ache.org.rs/index.php/sr/)
1.3.1 Publications:Chemical Industry (since 1947, in Serbian/English Open Access Journal, Vol. 75 in 2021,
https://www.ache-pub.org.rs/index.php/HemInd/ )Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly (since 1995, Open Access Journal in English,
Vol. 27 in 2021 http://www.ache.org.rs/CICEQ/)

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1.4 Union of Engineers and Technicians of Serbia (founded in 1868, is union of different professionalsocieties, associations/unions, sections and branches, https://www.sits.org.rs )1.4.1 Publications:
Magazine TEHNIKA (since 1945 in Serbian, 6 issues/year, Vol. 76 in 2021
https://www.sits.org.rs/textview.php?file=348.html)
1.5 Union of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Technicians of Serbia (founded in 1951, isassociation of different professional societies, sections and branches https://www.smeits.rs/eng/)
1.5.1Serbian Society for Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration
1.5.1.1 Publications:
Journal KGH (since 1972 in Serbian, 4 numbers/year, Vol. 50 in 2021
https://izdanja.smeits.rs/index.php/kgh/issue/view/380)
1.5.1.2 Meetings: International HVA&R Congress with Exhibition, every December (52th in 2021)
1.5.2 Serbian Society for Processing (former Process Engineering Section)
1.5.2.1 Publications: Journal Procesna tehnika/Process Engineering (since 1984 in Serbian, 2 numbers/year,
Vol. 33 in 2021 https://izdanja.smeits.rs/index.php/procteh/issue/view/378)
1.5.2.2 Meetings: International Congress on Process Engineering - Processing (annual meeting, 34th in 2021)
2. Founds for Scientific Research
Ministry for Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia(https://www.mpn.gov.rs/)
EU founds
3. System of Education
According to Bologna declaration (first semester starts in October, second semester in February):
Bachelor academic studies 6 semesters (3 years)
Master academic studies 4 semesters (Master degree Σ 3+2 years)
Doctoral academic studies 6 semesters (PhD degree Σ 3+2+3 years)
4. Education/Research institutions
4.1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – University of Belgrade (https://www.mas.bg.ac.rs/eng/start)
4.1.1Publications FME Transactions (Open Access Journal in English, since 1970, Vol. 41 in 2021
https://www.mas.bg.ac.rs/istrazivanje/fme/start )4.2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – University of Niš (https://www.masfak.ni.ac.rs/index.php/en/)
4.2.1 Publications
Facta Universitatis, Series: Mechanical Engineering, (Open Access Journal in English, since 1986, Vol.
19 in 2021 http://casopisi.junis.ni.ac.rs/public/journals/8/homeHeaderTitleImage_en_US.png)
4.3 Faculty of Technical Sciences – University of Novi Sad (http://ftn.uns.ac.rs)
4.4 Faculty of Engineering – University of Kragujevac (http://www.fink.rs/en/)
4.5 Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Kraljevo – University of Kragujevac(https://www.mfkv.rs/)
5. Research Institutions
5.1 Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča”, Laboratory for Thermal Engineering and Energy,(http://www.lte-vinca.rs/public/lang/rs)

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Thermal No. 5 September 1, 2022

Thermal No. 5 September 1, 2022
o Fractal mathematics and application of fractal methods in solving equations
describing fluid flows and in thermal processes,o Processes in the atmosphere and origins of the climate change.

Serbia, Member of ICHMT (2)1. Dissemination of the heat and mass transfer scientific research results through publications of theInternational Journal THERMAL SCIENCE
Simeon Oka, Thermal Science Editor-in-Chief
Emeritus, okasn@rcub.bg.ac.rs
Vukman Bakić, Thermal Science Editor-in-Chief,
bakicv@vinca.rs
Predrag Stefanović, Society of Thermal Engineersof Serbia, Vice-President pstefan@vinca.rs
http://www.thermalscience.vinca.rs
The main objective of the Society of Thermal Engineers of Yugoslavia (founded in 1962, today The Societyof Thermal Engineers of Serbia https://www.drustvo-termicara.com/) was/is to establish/promote better
cooperation and exchange of the fundamental/applied knowledge in the field of heat and mass transfer between
research/educational institutions and industry in the country, region and the world through International
Conferences and Journal. The realization of these tasks in the period 1968-1993 was performed by editing
Journal TERMOTEHNIKA (in Serbian, since 1975) and the most important by initiating organization of theInternational Center for Heat and Mass Transfer with Head office in The Institute of Nuclear Sciences“VINČA”, leaded by Professor Zoran Zarić as general secretary (1968-1985) and Professor Naim Afgan as
scientific secretary (1968-1985) and general secretary (1985-1993). The list of 47 international scientificevents/meetings/ organized by ICHMT in that period and Proceedings can be found at
http://thermalscience.vinca.rs/pdfs/papers-2020/TSCI200628265S.pdf.

Starting from 2009, when THERMAL SCIENCE received its first Impact Factor and was included
on the Web of Science, the authors' interest in publishing papers in the journal has been growing
rapidly from 80 to 500 per year (Table 1). According to the values of the Impact Factor, THERMALSCIENCE is in the top 50% journals in its field. The most famous databases: Web of Science,
SCOPUS, EBSCO, ProQuest, DOAJ, CNKI and COPERNICUS, announce data on papers publishedin THERMAL SCIENCE.
Table 1 – Number of published papers and Impact Factor of the journal THERMAL SCIENCE
Number ofpublished

The Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia
Dissemination of the heat and mass transfer scientific research results throughpublications of the International Journal THERMAL SCIENCE (Open accessJournal)

Year2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Regular Issues
444555666 (8) 6 (8) 6 (10) 6 (11) 6 (12)Papers
82
100
122
165
171
185
239
224
287
281
389
408
445
Supplements
12222
53
5612
Papers252351
56
68
159
91
153
219
4156
Total papers
82
125
145
216
171
241307383378434608
449
501
Impact Factor 0.407 0.706 0.779 0.838 0.962 1.222 0.939 1.093 1.431 1.541 1.574 1.625 1.971

Thermal Science published papers of the authors from Universities or Institutes from more than 70countries. The share of published papers from different countries has been drastically changed since2001. The Fig. 1 shows the share of regions and countries in the period from 2016 to 2019.

Due to international sanctions against Yugoslavia since May 1992 (until 2001), and induced problems
for the scientific research institutions, Prof Simeon Oka, based on long term international cooperationof the Laboratory for Thermal Engineering and Energy with a number of worlds’ reputed Institutesand Universities, had initiated and started since 1997 to edit international journal Thermal Science
with scientific papers from relevant international community. Despite numerous difficulties andbarriers, Editorial Board lead by Prof Simeon Oka, supported also by International Advisory Board(26 reputed scientists from Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Russia, Netherland, Estonia, Belarus,Germany, North Macedonia, USA, Japan, Italy, and United Kingdom), had succeeded to pass a longway, and create excellent Open Access International Scientific Journal with a brand name
THERMAL SCIENCE.
Initial scope of the Journal in the areas: (a) fluid mechanics (primarily, turbulent flows), heat andmass transfer, combustion and chemical processes, (b) multiphase and multicomponent flows, (c)high temperature flows with chemical reactions, (d) processes in fluidized systems, (e) renewableenergy sources, (f) energy efficiency and sustainable development and (g) thermal processes, taking
place in conventional and modern technologies, was lately was lately widened on previouslyunknown systems - cooling of electronic devices, flows and heat transfer in micro canals, flows andheat transfer of nanofluids, the production of micro and nanofibers, and processes in the atmosphererelated to the climate change. THERMAL SCIENCE in recent years, included new scientific areas inwhich the number of papers is constantly growing, and which have been initially opened in
Supplements and Special Issues:o Nanofluids, processes in them and their use in new technologies,
o Processes during the formation and production of nanofibers,o Physical models of fluid flow and thermal processes by using fractal mathematics,
15Fig. 1 Share of the papers from some large countries and Regions in the World Published byTHERMAL SIENCE in regular issues in the period 2016 – 2019The Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia as a non-profit organization by publishing Thermal
Science as an OPEN ACCESS Journal enable researchers in the world to receive latest scientificinformation free of charge and authors to publish their papers only by compensating the cost of the“production” of the journal. Additional information about International Journal THERMALSCIENCE could be found on web site: http://thermalscience.vinca.rs.

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