We are pleased to announce the expansion of the Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies [JAFES].

JAFES is the Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies (AFES) for members to promote the exchange of knowledge, to encourage research initiatives, to facilitate collaborative research, and to publish key findings in a timely and focused manner that is in the best interest of endocrine patients and professionals in the ASEAN region. To date, the member countries of AFES are: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

JAFES is the endocrine window between the ASEAN region and the world, featuring papers and communications by specialists and experts of endocrinology worldwide.

JAFES was conceived in 1981, first published in 1982 by the Indonesian Society of Endocrinology, and carried through in 1997 by the Malaysian Society of Endocrinology. Beginning 2010, the privilege and responsibility of publishing JAFES is being handed over to the Philippine Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (PSEM).

We at the PSEM would like to invite you and your colleagues to submit papers and communications. For details, please write us at: JAFES@Asia.com

We look forward to receiving your contributions very soon.

Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco, MD, FPCP, FPSEM
Editor-in-Chief
Past President – Philippine Society of Endocrinology & Metabolism