Prof. Giuseppe Di Giovanni (on the left), Vice President of the Mediterranean Neuroscience Society and Coordinator of the Malta Neuroscience Network Programme of the University of Malta, has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier Journal of Neuroscience Methods from January 2018.
Shamus O’Reilly (on the right), Publisher at Elsevier for Neuroscience Journals, noted, 'Elsevier is excited to welcome Dr Di Giovanni to this role as Editor-in-Chief. We look forward to implementing his compelling ideas on revitalizing the peer review experience, broadening the Journal of Neuroscience Methods community, and furthering the impact of the important content published in the Journal.'
Dr Giuseppe Di Giovanni is a Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry within the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. He is involved in several research projects with European research centres and universities. His research focuses on understanding the pathophysiology of monoaminergic systems in Epilepsy, Depression and Drugs of Addiction using electrophysiological, behavioural and a neurochemical approaches with the aim of finding new treatments. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed papers and edited 8 books. He is one of the most cited UM authors from all the disciplines.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious book series 'The Receptors' by Springer, USA and serves as associate editor in CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics by Wiley. His has served as the Editor in Chief of Xjenza Online, the Journal of the Malta Chamber of Scientists for the last five years.
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