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Activities in the domain of natural sciences date back to the early days of Matica Srpska. The first books, in the fields of agriculture, fruit science and viticulture, animal science, beekeeping etc. were published in the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th century. Their primary goal was enlightenment of the people (Editions: Books for the People and Books of Matica Srpska).

The requirement for the organization of scientific research work in Matica Srpska resulted in assembly of the Scientific Department. It was instituted in the Constitution of Matica Srpska from September 1920 and was constituted in April 1922. Jovan Cvijić, president of the Serbian Royal Academy, was elected head of the department. The outline of the Constitution of Matica Srpska from 1948 suggested the founding of the Scientific Department of Matica Srpska. Regulations of the Scientific Department, Article 8, define the tasks of the Section for Natural Sciences. These include: research of the flora and fauna, geological and geographical phenomena in Vojvodina as well as support of the development of sciences concerned with nature in Vojvodina. The Section of Natural Sciences had two groups: Biological and Geographical. As the scientific research activities intensified, the need for the creation of an independent department arose. In May, 1965, at the Regular Assembly Meeting of Matica Srpska, the Department of Natural Sciences of Matica Srpska was formed.

Ever since then the Department has been active in scientific research in all fields of natural sciences. The core activities focus on scientific research projects, organization of scientific conferences, publishing of books i.e. special editions, periodicals and proceedings from scientific conferences as well as awards.

The work of the Department is managed by the Board of the Department that has a four year mandate. Head of the board is the Secretary General. The current Secretary General was elected by the Management Board on the 24th of December 2012.

Secretary General of the Department: Academician Rudolf KASTORI

The Board of the Department:

Assistant Professor Goran ANAČKOV, PhD
Professor Ferenc BAGI, PhD
Professor Pal BOŽA, PhD
Professor Verica BOŽIĆ KRSTIĆ, PhD
Professor Milan VAPA, PhD
Professor Miroslav VESKOVIĆ, PhD
Professor Ante VUJIĆ, PhD
Professor Jelena VUKOJEVIĆ, PhD
Professor Ružica IGIĆ, PhD
Mlađen Jovanović, PhD
Professor Vladimir KATIĆ, PhD
Professor Marija KRALJEVIĆ BALALIĆ, PhD
Professor Borivoj KRSTIĆ, PhD
Professor Bogosav LAŽETIĆ, PhD
Professor Ida LESKOŠEK ČUKALOVIĆ, PhD
Professor Lazar LEPŠANOVIĆ, PhD
Professor Ivana MAKSIMOVIĆ, PhD
Professor Jovan MAKSIMOVIĆ, PhD
Academician Vojislav MARIĆ
Ana MARJANOVIĆ JEROMELA, PhD
Professor Slobodan MARKOVIĆ, PhD
Professor Milan MATAVULJ, PhD
Professor Stevan MAŠIREVIĆ, PhD
Professor Zoran MAŠIĆ, PhD
Professor Nada MILOŠEVIĆ, PhD
Professor Dragiša POPOVIĆ, PhD
Marina PUTNIK DELIĆ, MA
Professor Čedomir RADENOVIĆ, PhD
Academician Bogoljub STANKOVIĆ
Professor Dušan SURLA, PhD
Professor Slobodan ĆURČIĆ, PhD
Professor Smiljka ŠIMIĆ, PhD
Professor Marija ŠKRINJAR, PhD.

In the past few decades the work of scientific research projects has been aimed at research in the fields of medicine and health, animal and plant research, geology, geomorphology, hydrology and climatology of Vojvodina. The research of the population, the flora and fauna of Fruška Gora and Vršac Mountains has been the most significant. Special attention is devoted to research in the fields of microbiology, mycology, biophysics and biochemistry.

Results of the work of scientific research projects are published in scientific monographs as well as in periodical and special publications, and are presented at national and international scientific conferences.

Publishing:

2008 Group of Authors, INVERTEBRATES (Invertebarta) OF THE FRUSKA GORA MOUNTAIN (I), ed. S. Šimić
2009 Group of Authors, INVERTEBRATES (Invertebarta) OF THE FRUSKA GORA MOUNTAIN (II), ed. S. Šimić
2012 Javor Rašajski, PTICE SVETE GORE– BIRDS OF MOUNT ATHOS; Dragiša Т. Popović and associates PATOLOŠKA ANATOMIJA I SUDSKA MEDICINA U VOJVODINI
2013 Group of Authors, INVERTEBRATES (Invertebarta) OF THE FRUSKA GORA MOUNTAIN (III), ed. S. Šimić; Č. Radenović, М. Filipović, М. Babić MEĐUZAVISNOST PROCESA ZAKASNELE FLUORESCENCIJE HLOROFILA, FOTOSINTEZE I OPLEMENJIVENJA KUKURUZA

Scientific Conferences

The Department organized numerous scientific conferences on issues related to ecology, health and so forth in the past. In 2003 the Department established the MIKOLOGIJA, MIKOTOKSIKOLOGIJA I MIKOZE scientific symposium (Mycology, Micotoxicology and Mycoses). This conference is organized every two years. Proceedings from this conference are published in Matica’s periodical: Zbornik Matice srpske za prirodne nauke (Matica Srpska Journal of Natural Sciences).

Awards of the Department of Natural Sciences

The Department awards development and support of natural sciences with the Professor Lazar Stojković Award and the Pupin Award.

The Professor Lazar Stojković Award

In accordance with the bequeath of Professor Lazar Stojković (*1904–†1977), Matica Srpska instituted an award bearing his name and is awarded every three years to junior scientific workers on the day of his birth, the 23rd of March. According to the wish of the great benefactor, this award is intended for young scientists primarily dealing with issues in the fields of agroecology and agroecosystems. It has been awarded since 1990. The jury of the award was elected at the Assembly Meeting of the Management Board of Matica Srpska held on the 24th of December 2012. The award for 2012 was given to Đorđe Krstić, PhD and Srđan Šeremešić, PhD University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture equally.

The jury of the Professor Lazar Stojković Award:

Professor Marija KRALJEVIĆ BALALIĆ, PhD president of the jury
Academician Rudolf KASTORI
Professor Ivana MAKSIMOVIĆ, PhD
Nada MILOŠEVIĆ, PhD
Academician Dragan ŠKORIĆ.

The Pupin Award

The Pupin Award is given to student papers representing a contribution to technical, natural and mathematical disciplines that were the field of operation of Mihajlo Pupin. The award was instituted in 2011 and is given every three years. The jury of the Pupin Award was elected on the 24th December 2012 at the meeting of the Board of the Department.

The jury of the Pupin Award:

Professor Vladimir KATIĆ, PhD president of the jury
Professor Branislav BOROVAC, PhD
Professor Marijana VOJNOVIĆ MILORADOV, PhD
Professor Miljko SATARIĆ, PhD
Professor Vladimir Vujičić, PhD
Professor Dušan SURLA, PhD

Secretary General of the Department:

Academician Rudolf Kastori
21 000 Novi Sad, Ul. Matice srpske 1.
е-mail: kastori@polj.uns.ac.rs

Associate for publishing activities:
Ljilja Dražić
Telephone: 021 6615-798 and 021 420-199, extension 117, fax 021 528-901
е-mail: ljdrazic@maticasrpska.org.rs

Associate for scientific research activities:
Mirjana Zrnić
Telephone: 021 6615- 798 and 021 420-199, extension 118, fax 021 528-901
е-mail: mzrnic@maticasrpska.org.rs

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As early as 1912 the aspiration to organize scientific work in Matica Srpska resulted in the establishment of five expert assemblies. The assemblies were allowed to organize sections with particular tasks, should such necessity occur. The Assembly for Social Enlightenment and Books for the People is the predecessor of the Department of Social Sciences

The Department of Social Sciences in its contemporary form was assembled after World War 2. The Scientific Department of Matica Srpska was established in December 1948 based on Article 25 of the Statute of Matica Srpska. On the 16th of January 1965 in a meeting of the Scientific Department separation into the Department of Natural Sciences and Department of Social Sciences was proposed. This proposition was accepted by the Management Board of Matica Srpska in the meeting held on the 6th of April 1965 and adopted by the General Assembly of Matica Srpska on the 30th of May 1965.

The department operates under the management of the Secretary General of the Department and the Department Board. Until now, the Secretary General position was held by: Professor Vladimir Kapor, PhD (1965), Professor Mladen Stojanov, PhD (1983), Professor Branislav Đurđev, PhD (1995), Professor Milovan Mitrović, PhD (2004) and Professor Ljubomirka Krkljuš, PhD (2008) (2008)

Secretary General of the Department: Professor Ljubomirka Krkljuš, PhD
Telephone 021/6615-798; ljkrkljus@sbb.rs

Associates of the Department:
Mirjana Zrnić (scientific research activities of the Department)
Telephone: 021/6615-798; mzrnic@maticasrpska.org.rs

Ljilja Dražić (publishing activities of the Department)
Telephone: 021/6615-798; ljdrazic@maticasrpska.org.rs

Board members of the Department of Social Sciences:

Professor Branko Balj, PhD
Sofija Božić, PhD
Mila Bosić, PhD
Professor Gordana Vuksanović, PhD
Professor Vladan Gavrilović, PhD
Velika Dautove Ruševljan, PhD
Žarko Dimić
Professor Sanja Đajić, PhD
Professor Mirko Zurovac, PhD
Professor Gordana Kovaček Stanić, PhD
Assistant Professor Miloš Ković, PhD
Professor Tatjana Bugarski PhD
Vesna Marjanović, PhD
Professor Slobodanka Markov, PhD
Professor Milovan Mitrović, PhD
Časlav Ocić, PhD, Corresponding Member of SANU
Professor Aleksandar Petrović, PhD
Professor Aleksandar Rastović, PhD
Professor Mirjana Rašević, PhD
Academician Momčilo Spremić
Assistant Professor Bojan Tubić, PhD

The basic activities of the Department include scientific research projects and the results of these projects are presented at scientific conferences and published in periodical publications and special editions.

Special editions

Nikola F. Pavković, Banatsko selo. Društvene i kulturne promene. Gaj, Dubovac (2009)
Slavko Gavrilović, Studije iz privredne i društvene istorije Vojvodine i Slavonije od kraja 17. do 19. veka, book two (2009)
Ljubomirka Krkljuš, Izveštaj francuskih diplomata iz Beograda u vreme Revolucije 1848/1849 godine (2009)
Gojko Malović, Seoba u Maticu I, II (2010)
Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselje Vojvodine – Geografska sinteza (2010)
Radmila Milentijević, Mileva Marić Ajnštajn (2010)
Nenad Došlić, Istorija Matice srpske (1941-1951) (2011)
Vlado Strugar, Doktorat u Moskvi (2011)
Ljubomirka Krkljuš, Središnji organi vlasti u Srpskoj vojvodovini 1848-1849. (2012) Slobodan Ćurčić, Mlađen Jovanović, Tivadar Gaudenji, Aleksandar Ilić, Atlas Vojvodine, Srem (2012)

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The Department of Literature of Matica Srpska was founded at the constitutional assembly of the Board in 1864 upon the relocation of Matica Srpska to Novi Sad. The first meeting of the Department was held on the 29th and 30th of August the same year. The Literary Board of the Department was constituted in October. The members of the Department of Literature, however, had been working actively in Matica Srpska since its founding. The scope of their work was presentation of Serbian culture in Europe as well as the enlightenment of the Serbian people. To this end were the rich publishing activities developed. The basis of these activities was Letopis (The Chronicle) launched in 1824 and, over time, numerous editions of Matica Srpska were created.

The Department of Literature and Language in its contemporary form was assembled after World War 2. Its task is to organize, encourage and popularize scientific research work in the fields of literature and language, to support the development of contemporary literature and literary language, to care for and cultivate the language and literature of the Serbian people and its connections with cultures of other nations, as well as to develop cooperation with according scientific and cultural institutions in our country and abroad.

The Department operates under the management of the Secretary General of the Department and the Department Board.

Secretary Generals of the Department:

Professor Boško Novaković, PhD (1968‒1973)
Professor Božidar Kovaček, PhD (1973‒1982)
Professor Jovan Jerković, PhD (1983‒1994)
Professor Marija Kleut PhD (1995‒1998)
Professor Mato Pižurica, PhD (1999‒2012)
Marko Nedić, PhD (2012‒ )

Secretary General:
Professor Isidora Bjelaković, PhD
e-mail: isidora.bjelakovic@gmail.com

Associate of the Department:
Milena Kulić
mkulic@maticasrpska.org.rs
021/6622-726

Board members of the Department

Professor Isidora Bjelaković, PhD
Professor Slobodan Vladušić, PhD
Academician Miro Vuksanović
Professor Slavko Gordić, PhD
Professor Vladislava Gordić Petković, PhD
Dragana Grbić, PhD
Academician Jasmina Grković Mejdzor
Professor Jovan Delić, Corresponding Member of SANU
Professor Rajna Dragićević, PhD
Professor Jasmina Dražić, PhD
Professor Radoslav Eraković, PhD
Professor Dušan Ivanić, PhD
Milina Ivanović Barišić, PhD
Professor Kornelija Ičin, PhD
Professor Mladen Jakovljević, PhD
Professor Vojislav Jelić, PhD
Professor Aleksandar Jovanović, PhD
Mirjana Jocić
Professor Marija Kleut, PhD
Professor Aleksandra Korda Petrović, PhD
Academician Aleksandar Loma
Professor Goran Maksimović, PhD
Professor Ksenija Maricki Gađanski, PhD
Professor Aleksandar Milanović, PhD
Dejan Miloradov, Mr
Professor Sofija Miloradović, PhD
Professor Dragan Stanić, PhD
Marko Nedić, PhD
Professor Milovoj Nenin, PhD
Professor Jelena Novaković, PhD
Vasa Pavković, Mr
Professor Slobodan Pavlović, PhD
Professor Mihajlo Pantić, PhD
Professor Zoran Paunović, PhD
Professor Aleksandar Petrović, PhD
Professor Ljiljana Pešikan Ljuštanović, PhD
Professor Mato Pižurica, PhD
Professor Petar Pijanović, PhD
Academician Predrag Piper
Professor Valentina Pitulić, PhD
Professor Jovan Popov, PhD
Professor Dragana Radovanović, PhD
Professor Saša Radojčić, PhD
Selimir Radulović
Professor Gorana Raičević, PhD
Academician Slobodan Remetić
Professor Nenad Ristović, PhD
Professor Vladislava Ružić, PhD
Professor Viktor Savić, PhD
Đorđo Sladoje
Professor Rada Stijović, PhD
Professor Bojana Stojanović Pantović, PhD
Professor Boško Suvajdzić, PhD
Professor Sreto Tanasić, PhD
Professor Kornelija Farago, PhD
Professor Mihal Harpanj, PhD
Professor Dragan Hamović, PhD
Professor Zorica Hadzić, PhD
Professor Mladen Šukalo, PhD

The First Book Series of Matica Srpska

The First Book Series of Matica Srpska was launched in 1957 and was meant for young authors stepping on to the literary scene. Over 250 titles of poetry, prose, reviews, literary theory and essay writing have been published so far. Apart from achieving enviable reputation, Matica’s Prva Knjiga is the oldest series of this type in Serbian publishing of the 20th century.

Books are printed in a symbolical print run of 300 numbered copies. By system of exchange they reach all relevant national libraries including the Library of Congress in the USA.

Many of the authors of this series are important representatives of our contemporary literature. The list includes: Dobrica Erić, Mirjana Stefanović, Judita Šalgo, Milutin Petrović, Gvozden Eror, Miro Vuksanović, Vladimir Kopicl, Radmila Gikić, Dragan Velikić, Novica Milić, Ljubiša Arsić, Mihajlo Pantić, Jovan Delić, Jovan Popov, Vojislav Karanović, Zoran Đerić, Dubravka Đurić, Veselin Marković, Vladimir Tasić, Borivoje Adašević and others.

Prva Knjiga was edited by Ivan B. Lalić, David Albahari, Miroslav Antić, Florika Štefan, Vasa Pavković and many other acclaimed authors. The publishing of every new series of the First Book coincides with the Book Fair in Belgrade where the authors can present themselves to the literary public for the first time.

Manuscripts competing for the Prva Knjiga Series are accepted until the 1st of May and the decision of the editorship is made public on the website of Matica Srpska by the end of July at the latest.

The propositions of the open competition are that the author should not be older than 30 years of age in the year they enter the open competition and that they have no previously published books. Manuscripts can be sent to (or delivered in person) to the following address: Matica srpska, za ediciju „Prva knjiga”, Matice srpske 1, 21000 Novi Sad.

Editorship of the First Book Series:

Professor Vladislava Gordić Petković, PhD, Editor in Chief
Sonja Veselinović, MA
Professor Đorđe Despić, PhD
Nenad Milošević
Ivan Radosavljević

THE ZMAJ AWARD LIBRARY

The Zmaj Award Library was instituted with the intention to fully and critically shed light on the poetic work of the winner of this most significant award for poetry of Matica Srpska. Their work, analyzed from various critical and methodological perspectives, gives a more detailed picture of the scope and importance of their poetry for the contemporary Serbian literature. So far books about the poetry of the following authors have been published: Aleksa Vukadinović, Jovan Hristić, Dara Sekulić, Duško Novaković, Srba Mitrović, Miroslav Maksimović, Živorad Nedeljković, Nikola Vujčić, Zlata Kocić, Miroslav Cera Mihajlović.

Editors of the Zmaj Award Library:

Ivan Negrišorac
Assistant Professor Đorđe Despić, PhD

THE ZMAJ AWARD OF MATICA SRPAKA

The assembly meeting of Matica Srpska held on the 15th of March 1953 founded a permanent annual literary award called Zmajeva nagrada Matice srpske za poeziju na srpskom jeziku (The Matica Srpska Zmaj Award for Poetry in Serbian Language) in remembrance of the poet Jovan Jovanović Zmaj. The cash award is financed from the endowment funds run by Matica Srpska: Jovan Naka Endowment, Atanasije Gerecki Endowment, Aleksa and Marija Dejanović Endowment, Nikola and Rakila Knežević Endowment, Božana Latinčić Endowment, Katica and Dančika Manojlović Endowment, Đorđe F. Nedeljković Endowment, Ljuba and Julijana Nedeljković Endowment, Sofija Pasković née Kambel Endowment, Đorđe Redak Endowment, Marija Trandafil Endowment and Jovan Trandafil Endowment, as well as from funds of Matica Srpska.

The funds for this year’s Zmaj Award (RSD 150,000.00) were provided by Srpska banka from Belgrade.

This award is, in accordance with the book of regulations of the Zmaj Award of Matica Srpska, announced and given to winners at Matica Srpska at a ceremonial meeting on the day of its founding, the 16th of February every year.

The jury of the Zmaj Award:

Professor Jovan Delić, Corresponding Member of SANU
Ivan Negrišorac
Selimir Radulović
Đorđo Sladoje
Želidrag Nikčević

BRANKO AWARD OF MATICA SRPSKA

In remembrance of Branko Radičević and on the 100th anniversary of his death Matica Srpska instituted the Branko Award, an award for students of philological and philosophical faculties (at a meeting of the Management Board on the 17th of October 1948). Since then Matica Srpska has traditionally awarded this prize to the best student works created during undergraduate as well as master studies, written or translated into Serbian. The subjects of these works can be the history of Serbian literature and other literatures of the world, contemporary Serbian and world literature as well as other theoretical questions regarding literature.

The respective departments of universities submit seminar papers and theses to members of the jury. The prize is comprised of a diploma and a sum of money.

The jury of the Branko Award of Matica Srpska:

Professor Vojislav Jelić, PhD, President
Professor Dragana Vukićević, PhD
Professor Sanja Paripović Krčmar, PhD
Professor Nataša Polovina, PhD
Professor Vladimir Gvozden, PhD

MLADEN LESKOVAC AWARD

In 1993, in remembrance of Mladen Leskovac, Matica Srpska founded the Mladen Leskovac Award for the best published scientific work in the field of the history of Serbian literature. This prize is awarded every third year.

Winners of the Mladen Leskovac award up to now:

1 Dragiša Živković, PhD (1991, 1992, 1993)
2 Novica Petković, PhD (1994, 1995, 1996)
3 Radmila Marinković, PhD1997, 1998, 1999)
4 Nada Milošević, Đorđević, PhD (2000, 2001, 2002)
5 Božidar Kovaček, PhD (2003, 2004, 2005)
6 Dušan Ivanić, PhD (2007, 2008, 2009)
7 Jovan Delić, PhD (2010, 2011, 2012)
8 Dejan Aleksić (2013)
9 Gojko Đogo (2014)

Jury of the Mladen Leskovac Award:

Professor Dušan Ivanić, PhD, president
Professor Aleksandar Jovanović, PhD
Professor Jovan Delić, PhD, Corresponding Member of SANU
Academician Nada Milošević Đorđević
Marko Nedić, PhD

Members of the Krajiški board of Matica srpska

Sofija Božić, PhD
Čedomir Višnjić
Professor Slavica Garonja Radovanac, PhD
Professor Dušan Ivanić, PhD, president
Danka Lajić Mihajlović, PhD
Milan Micić, PhD
Professor Dragan Stanić, PhD
Ljiljana Stošić, PhD
Borivoj Čalić
Branko Čolović, PhD
Svetlana Šeatović, PhD