Belgrade, 15.06.2023

Dear readers and collaborators,

The "Elektroprivreda" Journal began to be published back in 1948, at first under a different name, as a professional journal in which numerous professional and even scientific manuscripts were published, presenting experiences from the electric power industry in the entire territory of former Yugoslavia. The Journal was published continuously, mostly quarterly, in printed form, during 64 years period. Therefore, it can be freely said that he was both a contemporary and a witness to the country's electrification, accelerated development, but also the latter's serious problems, as well as the numerous transformations of the electric power industry of the entire region, and wider interconnection. Therefore, it is not surprising that during its long history, it has gained the rank of a prominent Journal of national importance. The last issue of the old "Elektroprivreda" Journal, however, was published in 2011. Namely, the Journal faced organizational and technical problems and the work on the preparation and publication of new editions was soon stopped.

With a vision of strategic development and understanding that without the solid cooperation of people from the profession and practice with scientific and research institutions and innovative centers, as well as without the open exchange of their opinions and experiences, there is no further progress in the field of power engineering, the management of EPS in 2022 and at the beginning of 2023. made two significant decisions. The first is the organization and start of work of the EPS Scientific Council, which consists of representatives of the academic, scientific-research community and EPS employees with academic and scientific titles. The second is the decision to restart the publication of the "Elektroprivreda" – Electric Power Industry Journal, as a scientific and professional journal, according to a new, broader concept and bilingually, in Serbian and English. The EPS Scientific Council and the new "Elektroprivreda" will present fields, platforms and tools for displaying experiences, constructive expression and confrontation of views, expert discussions and formulating advice and conclusions on issues of strategic development and opting for new technologies. Namely, we are convinced that only in this way the electric power industry in Serbia and beyond, faced with the inevitability of decarbonization, digitization and the transition to sustainable development, will be able to find adequate and optimal technical-technological, legaleconomic and organizational-business answers to all challenges.

In the line with these ideas, the Editorial Board invites you to cooperate and keeps an open invitation for the submission of your manuscripts, which will be reviewed in detail by eminent experts in the fields to which the manuscripts relate. We also invite interested experts with experience in reviewing to apply as reviewers of manuscripts that will be submitted for publication in the Journal. We also invite all readers to get involved in our work, by sending written discussions, in case they feel the need to comment on some of the published texts in the Journal, to attach a polemic or provide some similar contribution. Namely, only with the interest and valuable, active participation of the readership, authors and reviewers, will it be possible not only to successfully restart the "Elektroprivreda" – Electric Power Industry Journal, but also its sustainability, regularity of publication, topicality and quality.