Scope of Journal of Neonatal Surgery

The primary scope of the journal is provision of a platform for publication of evidence-based neonatal surgery. It is the only available journal dedicated to the specialty. Neonatal surgery is often performed by pediatric surgeons in many parts of the world. Surgical neonates, the targeted proportion of the population, are entirely different with other age groups. Their body composition, requirements, immunity, pathophysiology, and response to various diseases are specific to this age group [1]. Management of surgical neonates often starts while in-utero, especially in those with congenital malformations. The decision to continue or terminate pregnancy in a case of congenital malformation is generally based on the type and severity of the malformation, parents’ will, country’s law, or religious recommendations etc. Similarly, there are other issues like management of surgical neonates in surgical neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or medical NICU; should they be operated in operation theatre or in surgical NICU etc. Here, the role of a specialty journal as a forum for policy making and recommending cannot be ignored. In this issue, a debate on “where should the surgical neonates be nursed?” is published to help find the answer.