Editorial Note
Since 2002, Institute of Europe of Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (Kaunas University of 
Technology) prepares and publishes scientific works under the theme of European Processes in the field 
of politics, economics, law and cultural dimensions. Starting 2007 year the journal has got an ISSN code. 
At the present the annual scientific journal European Integration Studies: Research and Topicalities (ISSN 
1822–8402) is published once a year (in September). 

The papers published in Journal are abstracted and indexed by International Databases: EBSCO (Central & 
Eastern European Academic Source Database Coverage List), EBSCO (Business Source Complete), EBS­
CO Discovery Service (EDS), DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), EconBib (Economics Bibliography) 
and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, New Edition of Web of Science). Journals in ESCI have passed 
an initial editorial evaluation and can continue to be considered for inclusion in products such as SCIE, 
SSCI, and AHCI, which have rigorous evaluation processes and selection criteria. Papers published in the 
European Integration Studies: Research and Topicalities undergone a formal process of double blind peer 
review by two appointed external reviewers.

The main objective of the journal is to analyse problems and actualities considering European integration 
processes. The articles are brought under the three main themes. These are Social Evolution of Europe, 
Economics of European Union as well as Managerial Aspects of European Integration.

It is believe that the articles included in the journal, being selected and reviewed, are of high scientific 
quality were actual scientific problems are solved, deserve a wide distribution. Editors hope that presented 
new scientific ideas and ways of problems solving will help to develop research not only for academicians 
and students but and for a wide representatives of society which seek to improve their knowledge in Eu­
ropean Integration.

In conclusion, editors would like to thank all authors of the articles for their willingness to share their 
ideas with others.

Rasa Daugėlienė, Kęstutis Kriščiūnas