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Instructions for Authors

The journal accepts only those papers that have not been previously published elsewhere (except abstracts in conference proceedings), and they are classified as follows:

• Original scientific paper
• Previous/brief communication
• Review article
• Scientific critique
• Informative contribution (introduction, commentary, etc.)
• Book, instrument, software, case study, scientific event review, etc.

Submitted manuscripts that meet the above criteria will be considered and undergo double-blind peer review before publication. Considering the same criteria, the journal may also publish papers from conferences, symposiums, or congresses organized by the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka, as special issues.

Papers, with all figures and tables, should be sent electronically to asb@pmf.unibl.org. The acceptable formats for documents are .doc or .docx (Microsoft Word document). Papers should be submitted in English and Serbian or only in English. Authors will be notified of the receipt of papers by email. Detailed instructions can be found here.

Archive of Issues

The first issue of the journal, titled SKUP, was published in 2004, and since 2009, the journal has been registered as SKUP (Print) ISSN 184-4820, SKUP (Online) ISSN 1840-4839, and SKUP (CD-ROM) ISSN 1840-4847.

Since 2019, the journal publishes articles bilingual (in Serbian and English) or solely in English.

Since 2020, the journal SKUP changed its name to ACTA SCIENTIFICA BALCANICA (ISSN 2831-0055 Print and ISSN 2831-0063 Online).

All issues of the journal are also available electronically on the website, and issues from 2016 are available on the website of the National and University Library of the Republic of Srpska, or at the DOI Agency of Serbia. Since 2016, all articles have DOI numbers. Data linking of articles, DOI numbers, and web addresses is done via the CrossRef service.

Current Volume

ACTA SCIENTIFICA BALCANICA, 2023, 4(1):

• CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BIOLOGY OF DINA SKETI GROSSER & PEŠIĆ, 2014 (HIRUDINEA: ERPOBDELLIDAE)
  Dejan Dmitrović, Milijana Rudić, Goran Šukalo
• AMPHIBIANS OF RAMSAR SITE “BARDAČA WETLAND” – A CHECKLIST WITH ECOLOGICAL NOTES
  Goran Šukalo, Dejan Dmitrović
• FAUNISTIČKI NALAZI SA PLANINE VOLUJAK: PRILOG POZNAVANJU FAUNE REPUBLIKE SRPSKE (BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA) Trbojević et al.
• FAUNISTIC FINDINGS FROM VOLUJAK MOUNTAIN: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAUNA OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) Trbojević et al.

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief:

Dr. Dragolja Golub, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka

Editorial Board: The editorial board consists of distinguished scientific workers from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka, as well as researchers from other scientific research institutions in the region. More information about the editorial board is available

Editorial Board Secretary:
Svjetlana Cvijić, MA, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka

Editors:

• Dr. Nevena Vucen, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka
• Mr. Sladjana Cukut, Faculty of Philology, University of Banja Luka

Technical Editor:
Maja Šibarevic, MA, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka

Quality Assurance Documents

Reports:

• Report on the Implementation of the FNSM Work Program for 2023
• Self-Evaluation – Spatial Planning – First Cycle of Studies
• Self-Evaluation – Chemistry – First Cycle of Studies
• Self-Evaluation – Chemistry – Second Cycle of Studies

Programs:

• Work Program of the FNSM for 2024
• Scientific Research Plan – Chemistry Department
• Scientific Research Plan – Department of Computer and Information Sciences

Decisions:

• Decision on the Appointment of the Committee for Security and Quality Improvement Academic Year 2023/24.

University of Banja Luka documents that define the legal framework for quality assurance are available here.

Most of the documents are available only in Serbian language.

Documents and Forms for Teachers

Documents:

University regulations and rules are available at this link.

Forms:

• Teaching Records (Lectures)
• Teaching Records (Exercises)
• Teaching Implementation Plan
• Teaching Report (for Visiting Professors)

All forms are available only in Serbian language.

Documents and Forms for Students

Documents:

• Regulation on Entrance Exam
• Decisions on amendments and supplements to the Regulation on the Entrance Exam: Chemistry, Spatial Planning, Chemistry – master studies
• Guidelines for Bachelor Thesis – 1st cycle
• Regulation for Bachelor Thesis – 1st cycle
• Regulation on Master Thesis – 2nd cycle
• Study Rules for the 3rd cycle – Mathematics

Forms:

• Application Form
• Thesis Registration Form – 1st cycle
• Thesis Registration Form – 2nd cycle
• Student Biography Form

Forms related to doctoral dissertation topic application, as well as report forms and accompanying statements, are regulated by the University of Banja Luka regulations and are available at this link.

Guidelines:

• Instructions for Using the eStudent Service

Most of the documents and forms are available only in Serbian language.

Contact

International Cooperation Coordinator: Željka Ostojić

zeljka.ostojic@pmf.unibl.org

erasmus@pmf.unibl.org

At the level of each study program, there are academic coordinators for international student and staff exchange:

• Biology: Dr. Biljana Kukavica, Full Professor (biljana.kukavica@pmf.unibl.org)
• Geography and Spatial Planning: Dr. Dragan Papić, Assistant Professor (dragan.papic@pmf.unibl.org)
• Ecology and Environmental Protection: Dr. Dragana Šnjegota, Assistant Professor (dragana.snjegota@pmf.unibl.org)
• Mathematics and Computer Science: Dr. Boris Petković, Assistant Professor (boris.petkovic@pmf.unibl.org)
• Technical education and Informatics: Dr. Dragana Malivuk Gak, Associate Professor (dragana.malivuk-gak@pmf.unibl.org)
• Physics: Dr. Nemanja Rakić, Assistant Professor (nemanja.rakic@pmf.unibl.org)
• Chemistry: Dr. Dijana Jelić, Full Professor (dijana.jelic@pmf.unibl.org)

Open Calls

Calls for student and staff exchange are announced at the level of the University of Banja Luka or at the level of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (PMF). The call itself clearly defines who can apply, which documents are required, how and to whom the application is submitted, and the deadline for application.

Assistance in preparing documentation is provided by the international cooperation coordinators and academic coordinators of study programs. Contact information for coordinators is available on the Contact tab.

You can follow the calls announced by the University of Banja Luka on this page.

Calls announced by the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics are published on the News page, as well as on the websites of study programs.

Staff Exchange

Staff exchange programs provide an opportunity for professors and teachers to spend a certain period at partner universities, where they can exchange their knowledge and experiences with colleagues from other educational systems. Staff exchange contributes to establishing new and strengthening existing connections with research institutions worldwide. Successfully implemented exchange programs impact the improvement of education quality and university community reforms.

Faculty staff can utilize various exchange programs. The program offering the most opportunities for exchange is Erasmus+ (KA107) – International Credit Mobility. Several successfully implemented exchanges of academic staff demonstrate the Faculty’s significant benefits from faculty members applying to these programs in the future. Similar to student exchange programs, applications for staff mobility programs within the Erasmus+ (KA107) program are made based on open calls at the faculty level or based on calls at the university level.

Academic staff can also utilize other exchange programs, such as the Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies (CEEPUS) network, the FULBRIGHT program, and others.