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Dear Authors of the Turkish Journal of Surgery,

It is our biggest pleasure to present you the June 2019 issue of the Turkish Journal of Surgery. This issue is once again full of remarkable papers of various fields of surgery. Furthermore, we are glad to host many articles written by foreign authors from different corners of the world. It is obvious that the Turkish Journal of Surgery is becoming a world journal day by day. As we constantly stress, we are pleased to receive your valuable manuscripts, no matter where they come from. We promise a quick and fair review. Authors of the Turkish Journal of Surgery have the advantage to publish their works in an “open access” journal, which brings more visibility and more citations.

Nowadays, the medical publishing community, especially periodicals, is under the menace of predator journals. Almost every day, we receive “strange” invitations for submission or reviewal from unknown medical journals. These newly established journals habitually charge high amount of publication or open access fees with an unclear and unethical reviewing process. Authors wish to publish their precious works but the growing number of these journals leads to an immense confusion in medical publishing. The revolution of digital publishing in the last decade has unfortunately made such journals easy to establish and promote. Each novelty brings a concomitant problem.

You have, in your hands, the 35th volume of the Turkish Journal of Surgery. It demonstrates the long history and experience of the journal. Undoubtedly, it also brings trustworthiness for the authors and readers, which is nowadays one of the most important values for a medical periodical. We can maintain our distinctive qualities with the great endorsement of by the Turkish Surgical Association. We are always dedicated to preserve our values in terms of ethics and keep on improving the Turkish Journal of Surgery together with our authors and readers. Your valuable comments and contributions are received with great pleasure. Please, feel free to share your opinions and suggestions.

I would like to repeat our motto once again: You are invited to submit your best work to the Turkish Journal of Surgery.

Best regards,
Kaya SARIBEYOĞLU
Professor of Surgery
Turkish Journal of Surgery Editor