Welcome to Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems (BAMS)

Abstract

"Times are changing and we are changing with them." This hexameter has appeared since the 16th century and accompanies us in many paraphrases and translations, such as „Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in ipsis” (Time is changing and we are in time, by Andreas Bardonius) [1]. Over time, our research problems, methodology and ways of disseminating scientific information also change. The first issue of the journal was published in 2005 as a result of the May conference in the series "Cybernetic modeling of biological systems", and the issue was entirely edited by prof. Irena RotermanKonieczna, founder and longtime editor of the journal [2]. In the final discussion summarizing this conference, Prof. Roterman-Konieczna described the idea of establishing an interdisciplinary forum, enabling mutual contacts between representatives of various fields of science, including working contacts, the journal BioAlgorithms and Med-Systems (BAMS). BAMS has been successfully such a "forum" for over 17 years. From today’s perspective, the scale of this forum seemed small, if only because of the Polish editorial house, but it was a nationwide journal, read and edited by a scientific team of international reputation. In the first issue of the journal we meet the names of scientists and professors, such as Leszek Konieczny, Andrzej Szczeklik, Piotr Thor, Jan Trąbka, Antoni Grzanka, Piotr Franaszczuk, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Jerzy Włodarski, Zbigniew Mikrut, but also young scientists such as Piotr Augustyniak, Mariusz Duplaga, Aleksandra Jung, Andrzej Kononowicz and many others.