3 Les/Wood, Vol. 71, No. 1, June 2022 UVODNIK / EDITORIAL Matevž Rudolf Predstojnik Založbe Univerze v Ljubljani / Head of Office, University of Ljubljana Press Revija Les/Wood izhaja pod okriljem Založbe Univerze v Ljubljani Univerza v Ljubljani je s 40.000 študentkami in študenti največja in najstarejša univerza v Sloveniji. Sestavlja jo kar 26 fakultet in akademij in pokriva vsa znanstvena področja. Posledično je bogata tudi njena založniška dejavnost, ki pa je zelo razvejana. Konec študijskega leta 2019/2020, ko je Univerza praznovala 100. obletnico, so se uresničile dolgo- letne želje, da bi Univerza dobila skupno založbo. Nastala je Založba Univerze v Ljubljani (University of Ljubljana Press), ki s svojevrstno organiziranostjo povezuje založniško dejavnost na fakultetah in aka- demijah. Osnova Založbe UL sicer ostaja založniška dejavnost na članicah UL, pomemben korak pa smo naredili z začetkom izdajanja publikacij pod skup- nim imenom Založba UL. Ko bo ta proces v celoti končan, bo šele res razvidno, da je Založba UL ena večjih evropskih univerzitetnih založb, ki letno izda- ja več kot 250 monografij. V okviru Univerze v Ljubljani izhaja tudi 50 mednarodnih znanstvenih revij. Skoraj vse revi- je izhajajo v odprtem dostopu, kar pomeni, da so članki dostopni takoj po izidu posamezne številke. Ker so bile do pred kratkim revije objavljene na naj- različnejših naslovih in platformah, je Založba UL vzpostavila skupni spletni portal Revije UL. Portal temelji na odprtokodnem sistemu Open Journals Systems, ki poleg objave posameznih člankov v ozadju omogoča tudi vse potrebne založniške kora- ke za urednikovanje (elektronsko sprejemanje član- kov, posredovanje člankov recenzentom, oblikoval- cem, lektorjem itd.). Portal je dostopen na naslovu https://journals.uni-lj.si/. Na portalu trenutno gos- tuje 19 revij, objavljenih pa je več kot 6.500 člankov. Ena izmed takih revij je tudi revija Les/Wood, ki od leta 2017 dvakrat letno izhaja z odprtim dos- topom po diamantnem modelu. Revija sicer na- daljuje zapuščino revije Les: revija za lesno gospo- darstvo, ki je neprekinjeno izhajala med leti 1949 in 2013. Revija obravnava širše področje lesarstva in z lesarstvom povezana področja, teme, ki so še kako pomembne za trajnostno naravnan odnos do današnjega sveta. Les je namreč edina obnovljiva surovina, ki jo imamo v Sloveniji v izobilju, zato je še toliko bolj pomembno, da tudi preko znanstvenih člankov podpiramo poglobitev znanj o lesu in lesnih kompozitih ter sodobnih tehnologijah za predelavo in obdelavo lesa, hkrati pa tudi spodbujamo razi- skave o konstruiranju in oblikovanju ter gospodar- jenju z lesom in lesnimi proizvodi. Sedež uredništva revije Les/Wood je na Biotehniški fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, z letom 2021 pa je revija začela izhajati pod imenom Založbe Univerze v Ljubljani. Verjame- mo, da bo s tem korakom revija Les/Wood pridobila večjo mednarodno prepoznavnost in tako še okre- pila svojo interdisciplinarno naravnanost. Uredništvu revije Les/Wood na tem mestu izre- kam pohvale za vse opravljeno delo, zaradi katerega revija dosega visoke akademske založniške standar- de. S skupnimi močmi bomo tako še bolj spodbudili globalno izmenjavo znanja in tako pripomogli k bolj trajnostnemu razvoju sodobnega sveta. 4 Les/Wood, Vol. 71, No. 1, June 2022 The journal Les/Wood is published by the University of Ljubljana Press With some 40,000 students, the University of Ljubljana is the largest and oldest university in Slo- venia. It includes 26 faculties and academies, and covers all scientific disciplines. Consequently, its pu- blishing activity is also very rich and wide-ranging. At the end of the academic year 2019/2020, when the University of Ljubljana celebrated its 100th anniversary, a long-held wish came true: that the university would have a single, united publishing house. The University of Ljubljana Press was thus established, joining the publishing activities of the faculties and academies through a unique organi- sational structure. While the basis of the University of Ljubljana Press remains the publishing activities of the faculties, an important step has been taken by starting to publish our publications under the common name of the University of Ljubljana Press. When this process is fully completed, it will become clear that the University of Ljubljana Press is one of the largest university presses in Europe, publishing more than 250 monographs per year. The University of Ljubljana also publishes 50 international scientific journals. Almost all of the journals are open access, meaning that articles are available immediately after the publication of each issue. Since the journals have been published on a variety of websites and platforms, the University of Ljubljana Press has initiated a single web portal for the UL journals. The portal is based on the Open Journals Systems, which also provides all the ne- cessary publishing steps for editors (electronic sub- mission of articles, peer reviewing, etc.). The portal is available at https://journals.uni-lj.si/. The portal currently hosts 19 journals and has published more than 6,500 articles. One of these journals is Les/Wood, which has been published twice a year in the open access dia- mond model since 2017. The journal continues the legacy of Wood: The Journal of the Wood Economy (Les: revija za lesno gospodarstvo), which was pu- blished continuously between 1949 and 2013. The journal publishes original research articles that explore the broad field of wood science and tech- nology, topics that are particularly relevant to a sustainable approach in today's world. Wood is the only renewable resource we have in abundance in Slovenia. Therefore, it is very important to promote knowledge about wood and wood composites, as well as modern technologies for wood processing and treatment, and also to support research in con- struction and design, as well as the management of wood and wood products. The editorial office of Les/Wood is located at the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana and since 2021 the jou- rnal is published under the brand the University of Ljubljana Press. We believe that this step will help the journal gain greater international visibility and thus strengthen its interdisciplinary focus. I would like to congratulate the editors of Les/ Wood for all the work they have done to ensure that the journal achieves the high standards of academic publishing. Together, we will continue to promote the global exchange of knowledge and thus contribute to a more sustainable development of the modern world.