Four decades of publishing of the review »Drvna industrija« 1950-1990

The publication of the technical and scientific journal »Drvna industrija« started in Croatia in 1950 with the purpose to maintain the continuity between science and practice, between new achievements and its application. The journal deals with all the issues that may be interesting for the wood industry, starting from Jogging then through mechanicaI and chemical wood processing and production technology of veneers and boards to the technology of furniture, joinery and other finished wood products including also the trade of wood products. A survey of editorial conception and editors during the last 40 years has been presented. All the time the editorial staff has been improving the quality of the journal enlarging the circle of collaborators, increasing the number of information and trying to meet the needs of wood industry in the best possible way. During 40 years 2053 information have been published on 1 1916 pages. During the years the editorial staff succeeded to solve the question of financing of the journal mostly thanks to the publishing of high level scientific and professional works, interesting technical information and advertisements of yugoslav and foreign companies.