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Our editorial team is committed to shaping the Road Horizon magazine to meet readers' expectations while aligning with the standards of other professional journals.
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In April 2022, 100 years have passed since the establishment of the Road Horizon, the magazine for Czech and Slovak road workers. However, during these 100 years, only 83 annual editions were published, as the fate of the magazine depended on the events and changes in our republic. The loss of 17 editions was caused by the German occupation and restrictive government orders in the 1950s.
READ MOREDuring the period of the First Czechoslovak Republic from 1922 to 1942, and the early occupation by Nazi Germany, the magazine was published as the Official Journal for General Communication Issues. The bulletin was published by the Provincial Administrative Committee in Bohemia, the Provincial Committee in Moravia, and the Provincial Administration Commission in Silesia. Later, starting in 1932, four provincial committees became publishers, including the Czech, Moravian-Silesian, Slovak, and Subcarpathian committees. The magazine's scope covered the entire territory of pre-war Czechoslovakia. However, during the occupation until 1942, the bulletin was banned by occupation authorities, and a Bulletin of the Protectorate Country of Bohemia and Moravia was issued.
The magazine was a monthly publication in black and white design, consisting of 16 pages in B5 format. Over time, tables, charts, and photos were incorporated as additional content. During this period, the bulletin focused on technical and technological aspects of road and bridge construction, road administration organization, building commission regulations, road network development, and post-World War I restoration. The bulletin's official status led to it being informed by regulations from entities such as the Ministry of Public Works. Additionally, it often included information from abroad, including overviews of selected foreign magazines.
Following World War II, the magazine's tradition was re-established thanks to the initiative of the renewed Czechoslovak Road Society and professors from universities in Prague, Brno, and Bratislava. Thus, the 22nd Road Horizon was published as a monthly focusing on road and bridge matters. The Czechoslovak Road Society was the publisher, in cooperation with the University of Technology in Bratislava and regional national committees.
Professor František Loskot, from the Faculty of Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague, served as the main editor, while engineer and later professor Josef Špůrek led the editorial board. Each issue comprised 16 pages in A4 format and was divided into three parts. It presented important professional articles in the first part under the title "The Original Work," while the second part covered organized groups ("patrols") such as regulations, road and bridge practices, and more. The third part contained various news and information. During these years, Professor Loskot's original works on "Design Elements of Road Construction" and "Design of Bituminous Roads" were published. The magazine also highlighted the preparation of the State Road Plan, updates about road news in the USSR, and the series "American Road Engineering" by professor Beran.
The Road Horizon is one of Europe's oldest professional periodicals. It maintained a high professional standard and a broad perspective. However, despite its popularity, the extensive organizational changes in Czechoslovakia during the early 1950s led to its discontinuation.
From 1951 to 1965, the independent publication of the Road Horizon was interrupted. Until 1958, road-related articles, reports, and information were published in the magazine Roads, issued by the Ministry of Building Industry. However, this magazine ceased in 1958 due to a governmental reduction in the number of publications. Between 1958 and 1965, road topics were included in the magazine Road Transport, which mainly addressed transport policy, economics, and technology. Eventually, due to the combination of road management and automobile transport topics, a separate road magazine was reinstated in the mid-1960s.
In the following period until 1965, road issues were attached to the magazine “Road Transport,” which was a monthly for the issues of transport policy, economics and technology, and after incorporation also for issues of construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. The magazine was designed primarily for increasing the professional level of employees of businesses of Czechoslovak car transport. It was issued by the Ministry of Transport by Transport and Communications. The magazine had 32 pages of A4 format and a rich pictorial part. Over time, it has been shown that the combination of road management questions with the operating and economics of automobile transport in a single magazine is not acceptable or efficient. Therefore, in the mid -1960s, on the basis of the pressure of the professional road public, it was decided to restore the publication of a separate road magazine.
In 1966, the publication of the Road Horizon was revived and continues to this day. The magazine covers road construction and maintenance, highways, local roads, airports, bridges, tunnels, and road and urban transport engineering. Over time, it has evolved with changing graphic designs and expanded its thematic focus. Articles feature planning, design, construction, significant technologies, and contributions from various experts and institutions. Throughout its history, the Road Horizon played a crucial role in disseminating professional knowledge and advancements in the field of roads and transportation. Despite challenges and changes, the magazine persevered to provide valuable insights and expertise to its readership.
From the restoration of publishing to date, articles in the magazine are published in the field of planning and designing roads and bridges, articles on the implementation of buildings and significant technologies. The authors of the articles are experts from research workplaces, universities, authorities, project institutions and implementation companies. In the early 1970s, the magazine paid increased attention to the preparation of the opening of highways. Special attention was paid to XIV. The World Road Congress, which took place in Prague in September 1971. The first issue in the extended edition of 64 pages was prepared as a monothematic, dedicated to the congress of the World Road Association (Piarc). The number included contributions to the Minister of Transport of the Czechoslovakia Dr. Ing. Štefan Šutka, President Piarc Roger Coquanda and prof. Ing. Špůrka, who evaluated the negotiations and conclusions of the congress.
From the restoration of publishing to date, articles in the magazine are published in the field of planning and designing roads and bridges, articles on the implementation of buildings and significant technologies. The authors of the articles are experts from research workplaces, universities, authorities, project institutions and implementation companies. In the early 1970s, the magazine paid increased attention to the preparation of the opening of highways. Special attention was paid to XIV. The World Road Congress, which took place in Prague in September 1971. The first issue in the extended edition of 64 pages was prepared as a monothematic, dedicated to the congress of the World Road Association (Piarc). The number included contributions to the Minister of Transport of the Czechoslovakia Dr. Ing. Štefan Šutka, President Piarc Roger Coquanda and prof. Ing. Špůrka, who evaluated the negotiations and conclusions of the congress.
The road horizon also publishes articles in the field of road administration and maintenance, transport engineering and transport safety. Rubrics inform about domestic and foreign attractions and a selection of articles from foreign magazines. An overview of Routes/Roads magazines is regularly published. The chairman of the editorial board of the magazine has been professor Josef Špůrek, chairman of the road company (current Czech road company) since 1966. After his departure, Ing. Jan Age and since 2002 Professor František Lehovec. Since 2019, Ing. Ondřej Vohradský. The editorial board now has 29 members, of which 4 from Slovakia. These are experts from universities, project and research institutes, administrative and self -governing bodies and implementation companies. The head of the editor is currently Ing. Jana Knechtová.
The turbulent period of 2020–2021 marked by the Covidal pandemy accelerated some changes in the road horizon. Since the beginning of 2022, the magazine has significantly changed its graphic design (both envelopes and internal arrangements), which is now more modern and clearer for readers. The thematic focus of individual numbers corresponding to the professional sections of the CSS remains during the year, so readers read about topics such as geotechnics, bridges, tunnels, transport engineering, concrete or asphalt roads and more. However, the aim is not to issue monothematic numbers. In addition to the original articles, the magazine also includes sections with various information. These are reports from the RMD, SÚS, reports of Piarc, or information about the events of the Czech road company and the Slovak Road Society. Newly, the magazine also publishes corporate articles that enrich the information and professional content of the magazine and strengthen the economic aspect of the publication of the magazine. This proved to be a necessity at the time of Covid.
Not only because of the fixed background in the publisher and its non -commercial nature, it continues to publish highly professional articles in the field of science and research, for example in the field of road construction, testing materials or transport engineering. In the long term, it seeks to strengthen information about the actions of the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic and are looking for ways to greater involvement of authors from the ranks of universities.
