Glass Physics and Chemistry (Fizika i Khimiya Stekla) is published bimonthly by the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Silicate Chemistry. Established in 1975, this journal presents results of research on inorganic glass science by Russian and foreign authors. Articles cover problems of glass structure, vitreous state, glass formation, properties of glasses and glass-forming liquids, and theoretical bases of glass technology. Now published concurrently in English translation, the journal widens its availability to a worldwide community of glass scientists. Translations of all papers are authorized by and made in close cooperation with the editorial board of the journal.