Editorial- Impacts of Pandemic

Authors : Gaye Hafez

Pages : 9-9

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Publication Date : 2020-09-30

Article Type : Other

Abstract :With the new academic year beginning in all countries, almost all of the universities have announced that they will provide online education in the fall semester. Besides the effects of the pandemic on education, it was inevitable that it would have unexpected consequences for research too, and from day one, researchers had to deal with these challenges. Laboratories have been closed, and all the non-critical experimental studies have been interrupted. The impacts of the pandemic on research studies are complex and multifaceted. Some of the problems we encounter in the short- term are related to publishing.The fact that there were retracted papers even in high-impact journals caused the spread of false information about Covid-19 and its treatment options. The disruption of the education of future researchers due to the laboratory lessons that cannot be done in all applied health sciences can be counted among these negative results. To prevent the long-term side effects of the pandemic, it is necessary to evaluate the sustainability and efficiency of online education and to discuss the development of new learning/teaching methods. Additionally, we need long-term plans for sustainable research systems. Although vaccination studies continue at a rapid pace, and the situation varies on a country basis, we cannot predict how long the Covid-19 pandemic will last. This period may take a long time, and it is important to recognize new strategies for research activities. As we continue to work from home due to social distancing measures, webinars, seminars, online courses, and virtual congresses offer us great opportunities. It is perhaps much easier to reach researchers anywhere in the world with increased online accessibility. It is possible to use these virtual environments to expand our scientific community and create new collaborations. And lastly, we are pleased to announce that we have recently published the new issue of our journal. We would like to thank all the esteemed authors and reviewers contributing to the issue.
Keywords : Editorial, pandemic, impact