LUMAT-journal has undergone many changes during the past two years. Some of the most visible changes are that the journal has been moved to a new platform and that the journal has a new International Advisory Board. In addition, many less visible changes have been made in how the journal is run and how the reviewing process is taken care of. These changes were made to increase the quality of the journal, and we are happy to already see the first fruit of these changes.
One of the most positive “fruits” is that in 2017, LUMAT was ranked as a “1st class” -publication channel by the Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO). This increases the credibility of the journal especially among the research community in Finland. In addition, largely due to our international Advisory Board, we have received an increasing quantity of high-quality submissions from different corners of the world. The LUMAT-team is very happy for this positive momentum, but we also acknowledge that there is still much that can and should be improved. Therefore, we are grateful for all the individuals who wish to contribute in this pursuit by submitting and reviewing articles, or otherwise.
We are also exited that at the end of August we published our first articles in the 2017 running issue. The first article, written by Per-Odd Eggen and his team, examines how to assess student learning. In the article, the authors present a concept inventory tool that can help adjust teaching practices in chemistry. The second article, written by Vesna Savec, examines the opportunities and challenges for ICT in science education. The third article, written by Arvi Hakanen and Jari Lavonen, uses a questionnaire to examine the type of conceptions that 7th grade students have on the nature of science (NOS). These interesting articles are available here: https://lumat.fi/index.php/lumat/issue/view/18
In the future, LUMAT will be published as a running issue. This means that articles are published as soon as they are accepted in the same issue as other articles from that particular year. In addition to the annual running issue, LUMAT will also continue to publish special issues on timely topics.
We welcome all publications in math, science and technology education, so please feel free to submit your article to LUMAT through our online platform.
Sakari Tolppanen
Managing Editor
Maija Aksela
Editor-in-Chief
