The Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta is a different Order to the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. We have the same founder but got in the 18 century two different and non related Order.
The official name of the Order of Malta is the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta. Abbreviations of the name – Knights of Malta, O.S.J. Malta, Knights - are often used for legal, diplomatic or communication purposes.