In our commitment to science [editorial]

Abstract

Dear readers and authors of Xjenza Online, as Editor in-Chief, I am very pleased to announce the release of the first regular issue of 2022 of Xjenza Online. I am very glad that this year, with the valuable assistance and contribution of the two dedicated and skilful copy editors of Xjenza Online, Julia Curmi and Josse Schubert, the journal was able to start releasing Online First the articles accepted for publication in a timely manner, a tangible evidence of our commitment to the ongoing improvement of the services we provide. The issue opens with a study by Cutajar et al. on the moving patterns of five loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) rescued in Maltese waters and rehabilitated at the Aquaculture Directorate at Fort San Lu˙cjan. The GPS tracking revealed that the turtles frequented the same main region to the South of the Maltese islands, typically the Libyan and Tunisian neritic coastal zones covered similar mean distances (11.2–22.4 km/day), despite differences in their life-stages and physical abilities. [excerpt]