OUR JOURNAL, FROM DEBUT TO MODERNISM Our journal, now at its 13th annual edition, appeared out of the need of the group of teachers and economists (which was only at its beginnings during the 90s of the previous century) to make the results of their scientific studies and research well known. The published material was selected only after most of the articles were presented and discussed at scientific conferences organized at the level of the department or of the faculty. In fact, the precursors of the actual journal were the volumes containing the papers presented at the scientific conferences organized by the department specialized in economy in 1991 and 1995. Starting with 1996 the actual journal has been issued, with the title “Scientific Studies and Research”, within the Economic Sciences series, with an editorial board coordinated by PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ and a number of scientific reviewers starting with number 5/2001. Among the most constant collaborators we mention Associate Professor Roxana Mironescu and Associate Professor Marcela Danu, who actually dealt with the editing of the journal, the former being in charge of the first seven issues of the journal, and, the latter, of four volumes of the journal. We mention that, starting with number 3/1999, our journal has been accredited by CNCSIS and included in category D. The areas of study covered by our collaborators are various and of imperative actuality, referring to the fields of economy and business management, as well as to the ones related to the economic education. Having in view the relatively limited experience of our collaborators, the materials presented in the journal were only occasionally the results of advanced research. In many cases, the research was restricted only to bibliographic readings, sometimes followed by a direct research on the real facts, but without accomplishing what we call the “laboratory” research. Under the circumstances, by means of the published articles we only rarely promoted solutions, recommendations, and, most important, new interpretations or theories, as well as research instruments and methods. The published articles were most often some means of “popularizing” the well-known truths, and so they were not really “scientific” articles which presented new realities resulting from the undertaken research. After a period of quantitative accumulations (see table no.1), on the basis of the gained experience of our collaborators in the field of research, among whom the majority are doctors and doctoral candidates in economic sciences, we consider that now is the time for a qualitative shift, so as to be able to ensure the necessary conditions for the upgrading of our journal by CNCSIS to superior categories in the hierarchy of scientific journals. Among the objectives we have to set, with this aim, we mention the following: - the improvement of the scientific quality of the published articles, thus promoting the articles which are truly valuable, and thus recommended for publication by the editing board, who must accomplish its task with all the requisite responsibility; - the presentation and discussion of the materials which are due for publication on the occasion of the faculty’s scientific sessions, hence renewing the practice of organizing annual editions of the conference “Contemporary Economy and the Romanian Realities”, or the organizing of scientific symposia on certain themes like the ones organized by the Department of Accounting and Finances, such as “Provocations for the Accounting Profession in the Future Global- Informational Society” – 2006, “Accounting and the Information and Communication Technologies” – January 2007, “Accounting within the Romanian Contemporariness” – November 2007; - the reorganization of the editorial board of the journal by attracting some acknowledged personalities in the domain of the economic sciences, academicians, or university professors from Romania and especially from foreign countries, etc.; - the restructuring of the board of scientific reviewers so as to include renowned personalities within the same area of study; Our journal, from debut to modernism 6 - ensuring a broader accessibility of our journal within and towards the group of experts at the national and international level, by performing exchanges with publications from other countries, or by promoting the articles of collaborators from other universities in our country or abroad; - the publishing of the journal both in Romanian and in an international language; The achievement of all these objectives and of others of the same kind should ensure the continuation of the journal’s publishing, as well as the heightening of its prestige, and these are some targets of the future editorial board. References: [1] Zaiţ, Dumitru, Spalanzani Alain, Research in Economy and Management, Editura Economică, Bucureşti, 2006 [2] *** ,Studies and Scientific Researches, Edition: Economics, the collection from 1991 to 2008 [3] *** www.cncsis.ro Vasile Pătruţ,Managing Editor Professor PhD, University of Bacău No. Year of Publication Title of article ISSN Editor Editorial Board Scientific Reviewers Number of Pages Number of Articles Occasion of Publication Precursors of the Journal 1. 1991 Studies and Research I – Economy- Law – Philosophy – History - The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Letters and Sciences Section Tourism – Services – Marketing Associate Professor I. Cioban – scientific secretary of the Faculty - 153 32 The Session of Scientific Communications of the Department of Socio- Humanistic Sciences and Philology, I edition 2. 1995 Studies and Research in Economy and Law - The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences PhD Professor C. Gh. Marinescu PhD Associate Professor Vasile Pătruţ PhD Associate Professor P. Rusu University Lecturer, PhD candidate L. Saradici Lecturer, PhD candidate R. Mironescu - 193 27 The Session of Scientific Communications of the Department of Economic and Social Sciences, II edition, 12-13 May 1995 “Scientific Studies and Research” Journal, the Economic Sciences series 3. 1996 No. 1/1996 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Sciences, Economic Sciences Series PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ PhD Associate Professor L. Saradici PhD Associate Professor R. Pintilie Lecturer, PhD candidate R. Mironescu - 104 26 The conference organized to celebrate the 35- Years Jubilee of Academic Education in Bacau 4. 1998 No. 2/1998 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Letters and Sciences Department of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ PhD Professor R. Pintilie PhD Associate Professor L. Saradici Lecturer, PhD candidate R. Mironescu - 78 18 The Session of Scientific Communications of the Department of Economic Sciences 5. 1999 No. 3/1999 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Letters and Sciences Department of PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ – coordinator PhD Professor R. Pintilie PhD Associate Professor L. Saradici - 141 19 The Annual Session of Scientific Communications of the Department of Economic Sciences Economic Sciences Lecturer, PhD candidate R. Mironescu 6. 2000 No. 4/2000 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Letters and Sciences Department of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– coordinator PhD Professor R. Pintilie PhD Associate Professor L. Saradici Lecturer, PhD candidate R. Mironescu - 155 24 The conference organized to celebrate the 10-Years Jubilee of Academic Economic Education at the University of Bacau 7. 2001 No. 5/2001 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Letters and Sciences Department of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– coordinator PhD Professor R. Pintilie PhD Associate Professor L. Saradici Lecturer, PhD candidate R. Mironescu PhD Professor I. Cătoiu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor V. Nechita – Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor R. Petriş - Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Associate Professor Gh. Epuran – Univ. Of Bacău 116 19 The Annual Session of Scientific Communications of the Department of Economic Sciences 8. 2001 No. 6/2001 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Letters and Sciences Department of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– coordinator PhD Professor R. Pintilie PhD Associate Professor L. Saradici Lecturer, PhD candidate R. Mironescu PhD Professor I. Cătoiu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor V. Nechita – Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor R. Petriş - Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Associate Professor Gh. Epuran – Univ. Of Bacău 94 17 The Annual Session of Scientific Communications of the Department of Economic Sciences 9. 2002 No. 7/2002 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Letters and Sciences Department of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– managing editor PhD Professor P. Rusu PhD Professor L. Saradici PhD Lecturer R. Mironescu – chief editor, editor in charge of the issue PhD Professor I. Cătoiu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor V. Nechita – Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor R. Petriş - Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor Gh. Epuran – Univ. Of Bacău 132 28 The conference organized to celebrate the 10-Years Jubilee of Academic Economic Education at the University of Bacau 10. 2003 No. 8/2003 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Sciences Department of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– managing editor PhD Professor L. Saradici PhD Associate Professor R. Mironescu PhD Associate Professor M.C. Danu – chief editor, PhD Professor I. Cătoiu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor V. Nechita – Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor R. Petriş - Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor V. Răileanu – AES 149 29 The Annual Session of Scientific Communications of the Department of Economic Sciences editor in charge of the issue Bucureşti PhD Professor Gh. Epuran – Univ. Of Bacău 11. 2004 No. 9/2004 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Sciences Department of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– managing editor PhD Professor L. Saradici PhD Associate Professor M.C. Danu PhD Associate Professor R. Mironescu – chief editor, editor in charge of the issue PhD Professor I. Cătoiu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor V. Nechita – Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor V. Răileanu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor Gh. Epuran – Univ. Of Bacău 165 34 The Annual Session of Scientific Communications of the Department of Economic Sciences 12. 2005 No. 10/2005 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– managing editor PhD Professor L. Saradici PhD Professor Gh. Epuran PhD Associate Professor R. Mironescu PhD Associate Professor M.C. Danu – chief editor, editor in charge of the issue PhD Professor I. Cătoiu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor V. Nechita – Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor V. Răileanu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor I. Florea - Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi 204 30 National Conference with International Participants “Contemporary Economy and Romanian Realities”, 11-12 November 2005, dedicated to the anniversary of 15 years of academic education in Bacau 13. 2006 No. 11/2006 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– managing editor PhD Professor L. Saradici PhD Professor Gh. Epuran PhD Associate Professor R. Mironescu PhD Associate Professor M.C. Danu – chief editor, editor in charge of the issue PhD Professor I. Cătoiu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor V. Nechita – Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor V. Răileanu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor I. Florea - Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi 180 35 National Conference with International Participants “Contemporary Economy and Romanian Realities”, IInd Edition 14. 2007 No. 12/2007 (in English) 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– managing editor PhD Professor L. Saradici PhD Professor Gh. Epuran PhD Associate PhD Professor I. Cătoiu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor V. Nechita – Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor V. Răileanu – AES Bucureşti 131 25 National Scientific Symposium “Accounting within the Romanian Contemporariness” – November 2007, dedicated to the anniversary of 10 years Our journal, from debut to modernism Professor M.C. Danu PhD Associate Professor R. Mironescu – chief editor, editor in charge of the issue PhD Professor R. Petriş – Univ. “Ştefan cel Mare”, Suceava of academic education specialized in accounting in Bacău 15. 2008 No. 13/2008 (bilingual edition) 1224- 9858 The University of Bacau, The Faculty of Economic Sciences PhD Professor Vasile Pătruţ– managing editor PhD Professor L. Saradici PhD Professor Gh. Epuran PhD Associate Professor M.C. Danu - chief editor, editor in charge of the issue PhD Associate Professor R. Mironescu PhD Professor I. Cătoiu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor V. Nechita – Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi PhD Professor V. Răileanu – AES Bucureşti PhD Professor R. Petriş – Univ. “Ştefan cel Mare”, Suceava 127 22 National Conference with International Participants “Contemporary Economy and Romanian Realities”, IIInd Edition