Letter from the Editor

Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient CareVol. 18, No. 3 EditorialFree AccessLetter from the EditorDean J. MikamiDean J. MikamiDean J. Mikami, MD, FACS, Editor-in-Chief, Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care, Professor of Surgery, Associate Chair of Clinical Affairs, Division Chief, General Surgery, Associate Program Director, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA E-mail Address: [email protected]Department of General Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:12 Sep 2023https://doi.org/10.1089/bari.2023.29035.djmAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail To all our readers, I am happy to report that our Scopus CiteScore has increased over the past couple of years and our impact factor remains stable. We strive to publish useful and relevant information for bariatric practices and improvements in patient care. I would like to reaffirm my commitment to shortening the time from submission to publication. The only way to improve on this is to rely on the dedicated peer reviewers who spend countless hours evaluating and scoring our submissions. I want to send my deepest gratitude to all who have helped in the past and who will be called on in the future to help with peer reviews.As past chair of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Emerging Technology and Flexible Endoscopy committees, I would like our clinicians and researchers to submit more articles on these topics and I feel this may be the future of bariatric surgery. With the rise of artificial intelligence in surgery and the increasing usage of weight loss medications, the field of “bariatrics” is constantly evolving and change is certain in the near future.In this issue, we have a wide variety of articles from around the world. Our lead study is from Turkey titled “Effects of Exercise Training in Subjects with Morbidly Obesity Awaiting Bariatric Surgery: Review.” Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care continues to hold a strong international presence as we have publications from eight different countries represented in this issue.In closing, I hope you consider publishing your next study in Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. The journal is always open to innovative ways of improving the reader's experience. Please feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions that could improve our journal.Sincerely,FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 18Issue 3Sep 2023 InformationCopyright 2023, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Dean J. Mikami.Letter from the Editor.Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care.Sep 2023.130-130.http://doi.org/10.1089/bari.2023.29035.djmPublished in Volume: 18 Issue 3: September 12, 2023Online Ahead of Print:August 8, 2023PDF download