The 11th edition of the new series of Xjenza Online was recently issued by the Malta Chamber of Scientists.
The edition includes articles on the following topics:
• The oral health status of the Gozitan community;
• Road courtesy: A prerogative of gender, age and car size;
• Examining the structural validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in a multilevel framework;
• Xenophobic and homophobic attitudes in online news portal comments in Malta;
• A Maltese study of intracranial vascular malformations;
• An analysis of trade union membership in Malta;
The first issue under the new editor-in-chief
• Bridging the gap between yoga and science: a mini review;
• Cannabis medicine offers hope for severe paediatric epilepsies;
• Malta as the new hub for the inverse problems community.
The authors include Nikolai Attard, Gabriella Gatt, Maria Luisa Gainza-Cirauqui, Emad Alzoubi, Simon Attard-Montalto, Liberato Camilleri, Carmel Cefai, Stavros Assimakopoulos, Theresia Dalli, Manwel Debono, Gabriele Deidda and Giuseppe Di Giovanni.
Xjenza Online is a peer-reviewed, free open access international journal that published 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 Malta but also provides a training platform on scientific publishing for a wide range of potential authors, including students and young researchers, in a peer-reviewed environment.
This is the first issue to be produced under direction of the journal’s new editor-in-chief, Prof. Cristiana Sebu, and the editorial board. Prof. Sebu succeeded Prof. Giuseppe Di Giovanni, who revived the journal in 2013 and was its editor-in-chief for five years, steadily improving its quality and standards. Previous editors were Prof. Angela Xuereb and Prof. Joseph Grima.
The Malta Chamber of Scientists is a learned society representative of scientists from all disciplines and socio-economic sectors. Membership may be obtained in mms.org.mt.
For further information on the latest edition of Xjenza Online, visit the link below.
http://www.mcs.org.mt/xjenza