Editorial: the dream is still alive...

Honoring our heritage and moving ahead

“…We will keep alive the dreams and the achievements of the JBCS. 3 We do know, Angelo, that "making dreams come true requires, first of all, will and action" and we agree that "with work, courage and intelligence, Brazilian education can be changed." 4 We will never forget that "Beauty, Science and Arts are Siamese sisters… Science is a great adventure, which should be experienced in its fullness.…”

Editorial: a centralidade da química

“…I am delighted that, in his recent editorial our colleague, Jailson B. de Andrade, challenged us to "think like a scientist and act like a teacher". 1 That is sound advice that we all must heed.…”

Indexation, internationalization and professionalization

“…4,5 Actually, there is much talk in the Brazilian Congress about the distribution of the royalties from the "pre-salt" explorations. If the members of Congress wish to guarantee the entrance of Brazil into the select group of developed nations, effort must be expended so that a considerable part of these resources are destined for Science and Technology and that CNPq has more resources to finance the professionalization of Brazilian scientific journals.…”