Dear Readers,

We are so proud and happy to welcome you to the second issue of “The Journal of Pediatric Research” in 2020. Nowadays, the coronavirus covid-19 outbreak that has influenced the whole world has changed the course of life. The importance of investments in scientific research was once again revealed. With the efforts of healthcare professionals and scientists, the world will survive these troubled days. In this respect, it will continue to publish very valuable scientific researches in our journal without slowing down.

The Journal of Pediatric Research is indexed in Web of Science-Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Embase, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EBSCO, British Library, CINAHL Complete Database, ProQuest, Gale/
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In this issue, we present you with 14 research articles from different disciplines. This issue, with its articles published, covers several scientific areas in pediatrics such as neonatology, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric hematology, pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric immunology, and pediatric nursing. This broad range makes our journal special. The impact factor of “The Journal of Pediatric Research” is growing and it gives us hope to enter greater scientific areas and new international indexes.

I would like to acknowledge the members of our editorial board reviewers, authors and Galenos Publishing House for preparing the first issue of 2020. We look forward to your scientific contributions in our future issues.

Sincerely yours,

Tahir Atik, M.D., PhD, Assoc. Prof.
Section Editor