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The second issue concludes Volume 1 of the journal. The easy part is behind us. In Volume 1
we published twenty high quality
scientific papers in mathematics. Most of these papers were presented
at the 6th Slovenian International Conference in Graph Theory
at Lake Bled in 2007 putting the bias of this first volume towards discrete mathematics.
In view of the existing pool of already submitted manuscripts, this is likely to continue in the immediate future.
However, we expect a gradual change through actively encouraging submission of manuscripts covering either
more general mathematical grounds or reaching across a single mathematical topic.


Our main objective is to publish high quality research in pure and applied mathematics. This is crucial in times when even some of the most prestigious publishing companies
support journals publishing papers of dubious mathematical content. We are very proud that
MathSciNet (Math Reviews) announced their cover-to-cover coverage of Ars Mathematica
Contemporanea based on its internet contents even before the first issue was printed, and that the
Zentralblatt Math is covering AMC even before Volume 1 is completed.
We are aware of the fact that such recognition was only possible because of the
excellent reputation of the mathematicians  serving on the editorial and advisory boards
of AMC.   Of course, getting  AMC on the Web of Science list remains one of our immediate goals too.


We are grateful to our editors and advisors for their active support. In particular, we would
like to thank them for their help in editing, refereeing and promoting the journal. In Volume 1
more than one fourth of all published papers have been authored by the members of the editorial
and advisory boards. Furthermore, several authors and referees have shown very positive
attitudes towards AMC, making a change in the structure of the editorial
board very likely.


Editors, authors and readers who would like to help AMC are encouraged to subscribe to the printed
edition of the AMC and arrange for subscription from their local library. They are also encouraged
to advertise their mathematical books, conferences, job offers, etc. The cost of advertisement
is 1000 EUR per page with 50\% discount for anyone subscribed to AMC.


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Dragan Maru\v{s}i\v{c} and Toma\v{z} Pisanski\\
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Editors-in-Chief\\


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