Prof. Dr. Jordan Maximov, DSc, works as a Professor of Material Science and Mechanics of Materials at the Technical University of Gabrovo in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Prof. Dr. Maximov is the Guest Editor of Special Issue “Application of Diamond Burnishing to Improve the Performance of Materials” of the journal Applied Sciences and of Special Issue “Effects of Surface Layer Modification on Fatigue, Corrosion, and Wear Behavior of Metallic Materials” of the journal Coatings. Prof. Dr. Maximov is also the reviewer for the following journals: Applied sciences; Coatings; Engineering failure analysis; Fatigue and fracture of engineering materials and structures; International journal of advanced manufacturing technology; Journal of manufacturing processes; Journal of marine science and engineering; Journal of materials processing technology; Journal of Materials Science and Technology; Lubricants; Materials; Measurement; Metals; Surface and coatings technology; Surfaces; Wear. Prof. Dr. Maximov’s research interests mainly focus on mechanics of materials, surface engineering, surface integrity, fatigue strength improvement, wear resistance improvement, and surface coldworking. Prof. Dr. Maximov’s scientific output includes 65 publications in various journals with an h-index of 16 (Scopus, April 2024).