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| Formation | July 2, 1942 |
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| Type | Governmental organisation |
| Purpose | Fundamental scientific research |
| Headquarters | Štefánikova 49 814 38, Bratislava 1 |
Official language | Slovak |
President | Pavol Šajgalík |
Main organ | Snem Slovenskej akadémie vied |
| Website | www |
The Slovak Academy of Sciences (Slovak: Slovenská akadémia vied, or SAV) is the main scientific and research institution in Slovakia fostering basic and strategic basic research. It was founded in 1942, closed after World War II, and then reestablished in 1953.
Its primary mission is to acquire new knowledge of nature, society and technology, specifically targeted at ensuring scientific basis for the advancement in Slovakia. It comprises 58 scientific institutes and 13 ancillary institutions. The SAV edits 44 scientific and scholarly journals and 100–120 monographs per annum. Moreover, 41 scientific and scholarly societies, which associate scientists and scholars from various disciplines, are affiliated with SAV.