The Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Cristiana Sebu, and all the Editorial Board are happy to announce a Special Issue of Volume 9 of the official Science Journal of the Malta Chamber of Scientists, Xjenza Online, has been just published and is currently available as open access.
This Special Issue is the first one in a series edited by Prof Giuseppe Di Giovanni celebrating the most acclaimed science in Malta. This must-read issue showcases the research of ten of the best scientists at the University of Malta (UM): Prof. Victor Grech (one of the Top 2% most cited scientists in the world, 4465 citations and an h-index of 30 in Google Scholar UM list), Prof. Ronald Sultana (cited by 4514, h-index of 34), Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino (one of the Top 2% most cited scientists, 6752 citations and an h-index of 42 in Google Scholar), Prof. Lino Briguglio (cited by 7425, h-index of 31), Prof. Peter Mayo (cited by 5039, h-index of 31), Prof. Albert Caruana (cited by 12609, h-index of 40), Prof. Isabel Stabile (cited by 2359, h-index of 20), Prof. Jean Calleja Agius (cited by 2939, h-index of 26), Prof Mitterer Holger (cited by 4187, h-index of 36) and Prof. Giovanna Bosica, the most cited female scientist among the UM academics (cited by 3814, h-index of 30).
The front cover features a painting by Prof. Victor Grech titled 'Gozo Fields'.
The full issue and individual articles can be downloaded.
Xjenza Online is a peer-reviewed, free open access international journal. The scope of the journal encompasses research articles, original research reports, reviews, short communications and scientific commentaries in all fields of science. The journal not only provides a dedicated forum for publishing high-quality research articles in all areas of science in the Maltese Islands but also serves as the main launching and training platform into scientific publishing for a wide scope of potential authors, including students and young researchers, in a peer-reviewed environment.
Contributions are welcome for Xjenza Online Volume 10. Pre-submission and general editorial inquiries, as well as all correspondence should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Cristiana Sebu.