Abstract

Acta Microscópica is now reaching the third period of editorial development after the extraordinary editorial efforts of Susan Thai in Venezuela, as Founding Editor and Wanderley Souza, as Editor-in-Chief in Brazil. Since 1992 until know/1 cta Microscópica has been the official journal of affiliated national electrón microscopy societies in Latin America, sponsored by the Interamerican Committee of Societies for Electron Microscopy (CIASEM). We are now to continué the publication of this journal under the auspices and financial contribution of Zulia University in Maracaibo, Venezuela.