Özmen, Mehmet Mahir2021-05-212021-05-212021OZMEN, M. M. (2021). PREFACE. Turkish Journal of Surgery (Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi), 37(1), A-IX-A-X. https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.99012564-68502564-7032https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.9901https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/1746When I was appointed as the editorial coordinator of the journal, I pointed out our goals to be reached and the most important one was increasing the quality and visibility of the journal. During the last two years, I believe we have reached that target publishing very high-quality manuscripts with the continuous efforts of the editorial team and the reviewers. I would like to thank all authors for sending their work to the Turkish Journal of Surgery. 2020 will be remembered with the COVID-19 pandemic and unfortunate loses all over the world. Currently, the total number of cases in Turkey is 3.240.577 and total number of deaths is 31.230, including 392 healthcare professionals (1,2). During the pandemic, we published four issues and 66 manuscripts consisting of 43 original article, 11 case series & case reports and 3 invited reviews. Although we published 66 articles, we received 274 submissions, 114 of which came from 28 different countries. India, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Iran and Georgia were the first five countries.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle371A-IXA-XWOS:0006449161000012-s2.0-85108830182N/A10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.9901N/A