Special Issue: “q-Series and Related Topics in Special Functions and Analytic Number Theory”—Foreword

Hari Srivastava

doi:10.3390/axioms2030435

Abstract

It is indeed a fairly common practice for scientific research journals and scientific research periodicals to publish special issues as well as conference proceedings. Quite frequently, these special issues are devoted exclusively to specific topics and/or are dedicated respectfully to commemorate the celebrated works of renowned research scientists. The following Special Issue: “q-Series and Related Topics in Special Functions and Analytic Number Theory” (see [1–8] below) is an outcome of the ongoing importance and popularity of such topics as Basic (or q-) Series and Basic (or q-) Polynomials. [...]

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It is a fairly common practice for scientific research journals and scientific research periodicals to publish special issues as well as conference proceedings
It was rightly thought that the publication of a Special Issue of the MDPI Open-Access journal, Axioms, featuring invited articles in these and other related areas of the mathematical, physical and statistical sciences—especially in the year 2012 in which the world celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887–1920)—would be a rather welcome and important event
On my own behalf, as well as on behalf of the Members of the Editorial Board of Axioms, I am exceedingly delighted to thank all of the participating authors and the learned referees for their invaluable contributions toward the remarkable success of this Special Issue

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It is a fairly common practice for scientific research journals and scientific research periodicals to publish special issues as well as conference proceedings. These special issues are devoted exclusively to specific topics and/or are dedicated respectfully to commemorate the celebrated works of renowned research scientists.

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