Dear Colleagues, 

The new journal is a continuation of the Yeditepe Medical Journal, which was published until 2016. We aimed to broaden our focus to encompass all areas of health sciences, by changing the name to the Yeditepe Journal of Health Sciences. It is now published by our new publisher, DOC Design and Informatics, which also produces several other academic journals.

The concept for this journal was proposed by Prof. Bayram Yılmaz, who delegated editorial responsibilities to our team after overtaking the role of rector at another university. We would like to express our gratitude to our rector, Prof. Mehmet Durman, and Prof. Sina Ercan, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, for their ongoing support and for facilitating the launch of our journal. We also appreciate our founding president, Mr. Bedrettin Dalan, former mayor of the beautiful city of Istanbul, for providing us with a conducive environment at Yeditepe University.

In this inaugural issue of the Yeditepe Journal of Health Sciences, we present a diverse array of articles from various disciplines. We thank our authors for choosing to publish with us. Our objective is to feature evidence-based studies, clinical and basic research, translational medicine articles, case reports, and opinion letters from different universities, countries, and health-related fields. We are committed to maintaining a swift review process, aiming for a maximum turnaround time of one month for submitted articles. The journal will be published quarterly, and we invite submissions for our upcoming August issue. We look forward to having the Yeditepe Journal of Health Sciences listed in the Emerging Sources of Citation Index, and we will work diligently to achieve this goal.

Best wishes to all our readers,

Gülderen Yanıkkaya Demirel

Editor-in-Chief