N°27 - December 2010

This is the N°27 of Italian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
published by Forum-Editrice

Number 27 of this journal concludes a stage of the Italian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, namely the stage of the hard copy, but on the other hand it opens a new stage, that of the on-line journal. It seems the moment has come when an evaluation is called for of its activity so far and its prospects. The journal was founded in 1987 (its title back then was in Italian) based on an idea I had which was supported by Dr. LIESC, the then Head of the University Consortium, and approved of by the Rector, Prof. FRILLI. The growing international success of the journal was due to several reasons, the most important of which was the fact that the journal was open to any scientific research, independent of fashion or prejudice. 
The sole prerequisite for the acceptance of a manuscript has always been the original nature of the topic and the correctness of the results, hence their actual contribution to the progress of Science. Starting 1997, the title has been changed to its English version; it was a successful idea that belonged to Prof. STRASSOLDO, then a rector who felt enthusiastic about our publication.
Beginning with 2002, the printing house has changed; the press that has typed the journal ever since is the printing house Panfilius in Iasi, Romania. The better quality of the print and the better prices have made it possible to have a larger number of papers published each year; thus, the journal was made even more successful.
The financial support and the ideas of Prof. HONSELL, the Rector, made a great difference for the journal in the years that followed.
A few words now about those who contributed with their intelligence and dedication to the running of the journal: Professor Violeta LEOREANU has been a competent reviewer for many articles and has been instrumental in maintaining the contact with the Panfilius printing press; she updated the address list of the journals with which the “Italian Journal” has permanent exchanges, she has revised each volume.
PhD. Giovanni FALCONE created the web page of the journal and has maintained it for many years.
PhD. Irina CRISTEA has been a constant and precious support as a reviewer, especially as she has searched for the international experts to assess the papers submitted for publication. Given the great variety of the topics, this is a demanding task.
Dr. Domenico (Nico) CHILLEMI, IBM Executive IT Specialist, has had and will continue to have – especially at this stage – an essential role in the creation and maintenance of the online version of the journal.
Mrs. Elena MOCANU has had a major role in typing and editing the papers in their final form, ready for publication.
Also through exchanges, contacts with universities in several countries have been established:

EUROPE
Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, The Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy,
Macedonia, Montenegro, Holland, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

ASIA
India, China, Iran, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, North Korea, Malaysia, Jordan, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Japan, Indonesia,
Israel, Tajikistan

AMERICA
Canada, U.S.A., Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay

AFRICA
Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa

OCEANIA
Australia, New Zealand

Further papers from the following countries were published:

EUROPE
Romania, Greece, The Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, France, Germany, Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, Russia,
Denmark, Great Britain

ASIA
Iran, India, China, Thailand, Turkey, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Jordan, Pakistan, Nepal, Vietnam, Israel, Tajikistan, Belarus,
Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain

AFRICA
Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia, Mali, Madagascar

OCEANIA
Australia
We all hope that the on-line edition of the “Italian Journal” will be as successful as the hard copy version.

Professor Piergiulio Corsini