We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Adolfo Ballester-Bolinches has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Section "Algebra and Geometry" in Mathematics (ISSN: 2227-7390).

Prof. Dr. Adolfo Ballester-Bolinches graduated from the University of Valencia (UV) Summa Cum Laude in Mathematical Sciences (1986), and is currently a university professor in the area of algebra at the Facultat de Matemàtiques de la UV, the university where he has served since 1986. He has taught undergraduate/graduate courses, and doctorate/master's degrees in mathematics.

Prof. Dr. Ballester-Bolinches has participated in research projects financed by national and international public organizations since 1988, and since 2004 he has served as principal investigator/coordinator of coordinated projects. He has published more than 270 scientific articles in prestigious international journals, of which approximately ninety-five percent appear in the "Mathematics" list of the Journal of Citation Reports Science Edition and eighty percent appear in the first and second third of the aforementioned list. Additionally, he has published two books, Classes of finite groups, with L. Ezquerro, Springer (2006), and Products of finite groups, with R. Esteban Romero and M. Asaad, W. De Gruyter (2010), which are basic references in the abstract theory of groups, with the number of citations to date equal to 605 and 378, respectively, using Google Scholar as a source. The number of citations of his publications is, as of today, 4169 with an h-index equal to 29, using Google Scholar as a source. Since 2017, his research work has received 1421 citations and corresponds to an h-index equal to 15 according to the same source. Currently, he is an advisor (referee) of more than 85 scientific journals, member of the editorial committee of 13 journals and reviewer of the Mathematical Reviews and Zentralblatt MATH. 

Prof. Dr. Ballester-Bolinches has made numerous visits to several foreign universities within the framework of collaborative projects, in which he has taught various postgraduate courses and carried out research tasks. He was a plenary speaker in many international conferences on group theory and its applications. Now he serves as an advisor to Spanish and foreign project evaluation agencies and has been an evaluator of postgraduate works and doctoral theses at various universities. To date, he has supervised 14 doctoral theses and 9 master's theses/third-year research papers. 

The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Dr. Adolfo Ballester-Bolinches, who shared his vision for the Section with us as well as his views on the research area:

1.What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take the role as its Section Editor-in-Chief?
The main feature of this journal is its interdisciplinarity and its efficiency and speed in publishing articles. This directly affects the impact of these articles and contributes to improving the communication of their results.

2. What is your vision for the Section?
We need to attract quality researchers who publish good articles in this Section. We also must demand in the acceptance of the articles through rigorous selection criteria.

3. What does the future of this field of research look like?
Research in the field of algebra and geometry is an extremely important part of science that is essential for the development of mathematics and its applications in different areas. It is impossible to conceive of a good scientific development without good research in algebra and geometry.

4. What do you think of the development of Open Access in the publishing field?
It is one of the best ways to learn about and disseminate the results of scientific research.

5. What aspects do you focus on when reviewing a manuscript?
The novelty of the results and the techniques used in their development. Its potential impact on the corresponding scientific field.

6. Do you have any suggestions for young researchers in this field?
To work hard to contribute to the development of the area. 

We wish Prof. Dr. Ballester-Bolinches every success in his new position, and we look forward to his contributions to the journal.