Dear Scientists, Spring 2007 Ivan Franko National University of Lviv decided to launch a new international journal aimed at covering different aspects of chemistry, physics and material science of metals, alloys, intermetallic and related compounds. The first issue was published in March 2008. I encourage chemists and physicists from Ukraine and abroad to submit manuscripts to the address below. Roman Gladyshevskii Editor-in-chief Corresponding address Chemistry of Metals and Alloys Faculty of Chemistry Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Kyryla i Mefodiya St. 6 UA-79005 Lviv Ukraine Tel. +380 32 2600388 chemetal@lnu.edu.ua

ISSN 1998-8079 (print), ISSN 1998-8087 (online)