The Journal of Pediatric Academy is Launching
Authors: ARSLAN Duran 
Published: July 2020

Dear Colleagues,
Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics has been serving with great enthusiasm and success to protect Child Health and treat pediatric diseases in our country for half a century. We are proud to have raised a great number of pediatricians and sub-specialists serving as physicians, physician-scientists and academics all over our country and across the globe.
We proudly present our newly established journal, The Journal of Pediatric Academy (JPA). We would like to share our scientific experiences with the national and international medical experts through JPA. Our aim is to be a permanent publication indexed in National and International indexes without sacrificing the quality, ethical and scientific principles.
The Journal of Pediatric Academy aims to be publish novel articles in general pediatrics and pediatric subspecialties (Emergency Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Genetics, Cardiology, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Metabolism, Nephrology, Neurology, Rheumatology, Pulmonology, Social Pediatrics, Newborn, Critical Care Medicine, Ethics and Health Service Research), as well as relevant specialties such as Pediatric Surgery, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pedodontics, Pediatric Nursing and Family Physicians.
We are aware that we started our publishing life during these difficult times due to COVID 19 pandemic. However, having a highly motivated and diligent team in the kitchen of the magazine helped us overcome these difficulties.
In our first issue, we come before you with articles of great importance and original topics and case reports in pediatrics field.
Drs. Çicek & Kisaarslan (1) reviewed the clinical guidelines for rheumatic COVID-19 children in their review article.
In this issue, Kurtoğlu et al (2) reported the first study that show body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM), fat free mass (FFM), and body fat % in Turkish children and adolescents. Their study sample has consisted of more than 4 000 children and adolescent. The result of this study can be regarded as a base the final product of the data of Determination of Anthropometric Measures of Turkish Children and Adolescents (DAMTCA II) study. Beside reference values, they also checked the age specific contribution of fat mass index (FMI), fat free mass index (FFMI) to BMI and fat % with Hattori chart. Both in screening and clinical practice use of FMI and FFMI together with BMI would significantly contribute to detection and follow-up of adiposity rebound, puberty precious, delayed puberty, overweight and obesity.
Dr. Çıraklı et al (3) reported the clinical and electrophysiological features, treatment, and outcome of 15 children with hot water epilepsy.
Dr. Vatansever et al. (4) reported their experience of 126 critically ill children with hyperglycemia in pediatric intensive care unit. The effect of thiamine pyrophosphate level on mortality and morbidity in patients with hyperglycemia at the time of application was evaluated.
Dr. Yel et al. (5) determined the etiological reasons and frequency of prenatal determined hydronephrosis and evaluated the renal functions in 48 patients.
In addition, two interesting case reports by Dr. Kara (6), Dr. Aydın (7) were also included in the first issue of the JPA.
We wish best of luck to JPA family and looking forward to the valuable contributions of our colleagues in the coming period.