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VJSTE is the official scientific outlet of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam, founded in 1959 and has been one of the prestigious scientific journals in Vietnam. VJSTE aims to become an international journal which meets the standards of the world leading databases of science journals such as Scopus, Web of Science, etc.
The journal is published quarterly, 04 issues per year.
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Address: No.113 Tran Duy Hung, Trung Hoa ward, Cau Giay district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: +84.024 39436793 - Fax: +84.024 39436794 - Email: vjste@most.gov.vn
License No.459/GP-BTTTT issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications on July 20, 2021;
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Editor in Chief: Dr. Nguyen Thi Huong Giang