Bulgarian Space Horizons

Journal of Branch Cosmos

of the Union of Physicists in Bulgaria

Open-access journal

Aims

The journal ‘BULGARIAN SPACE HORIZONS’ was founded in 2026 with the ambition to promote the Bulgarian efforts, contributions and collaborations to space education, research and technology development.

Scope

This is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal accepting original contributions in the fields of:

space research
space engineering
astronomy and astrophysics
remote sensing
Sun and space weather

Publication types

Highlights of the year
Important events, anniversaries, key discoveries, projects/updates during the year
Lecture Notes
Manuscripts of high-school and university-level courses, writing in interesting and compelling way; possibility to update if needed
Living Reviews
Invited research reviews on different space-related topics; Possibility to update when major improvements or/and discoveries in the particular field occur
Business
Presentations of companies with space related activities
Research & Development
Standard scientific research publications
Infrastructure
Observatories, laboratories, planetariums, STEM/space/practice centers
History
Historical overview of university/research entities, observatories, laboratories, science clubs, etc.
Letters
Important announcements, novelties, infrastructural milestones, discoveries (6 pp.)
Interviews
Interviews with the research & business figures

Volumes

The journal will publish one volume per year, consisting of two issues: Issue 1 covering January–June and Issue 2 covering July–December. Submission acceptance for each issue will close at the end of its respective period.

Submission process

Inital submission & revisions: a pdf version by e-mail

After acceptance: submit the tex-file, bib and all images.

Copyrights: The corresponding author needs to sign a copyright transfer form (under preparation).

Contact us: cosmos@phys.uni-sofia.bg

Journal fees

There are no publication fees for manuscript processing and publishing.

The journal provides free-of-charge online access for its readers.

Editorial board members

Rositsa MITEVA [Institute of Astronomy with National Astronomical Observatory – BAS] – Editor-in-Chief

Vladimir BOZHILOV [Faculty of Physics, Sofia University] – Deputy Editor

Yuliya MUTAFCHIEVA [Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy – BAS] – Web-Editor

Stefan STEFANOV [Faculty of Physics, Sofia University] – Technical Editor

Irina GANCHEVA [Wiser Technology]

Yanko NIKOLOV [Institute of Astronomy with National Astronomical Observatory – BAS]

Stefan LALKOVSKI [Faculty of Physics, Sofia University]

Advisory board members

Stanimir KOLEV [Faculty of Physics, Sofia University]

Kamen KOZAREV [Institute of Astronomy with National Astronomical Observatory – BAS]

Stilian LISHEV [Faculty of Physics, Sofia University]

Peter PETKOV [Technical University of Sofia]

Stella TKATCHOVA [Space Application Services, EIC Ambassador]