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BJOG

An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Published on behalf of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Edited by:
Philip Steer


ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 11/60 (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Impact Factor: 2.666

BJOG is an editorially independent publication owned by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). Its aim is to publish the highest quality medical research in women's health, worldwide.

Did you know that the average time from acceptance to OnlineEarly publication is 39 days and the average print publication time now 2 months (4.2 months in 2005)

Average monthly downloads: >35,000.

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Watch the second BJOG Video Podcast Free online:

Telemedicine for termination of pregnancy (TOP)

Author: Rebecca Gomperts
Three experts: Mariana Romero, Martin Lupton and Marge Berer
Chair: Phil Steer, BJOG Editor-in-Chief

Articles discussed:

Using telemedicine for termination of pregnancy with mifepristone and misoprostol in settings where there is no access to safe services
Gomperts et al
This paper is accompanied by commentaries including an Editor's Commentary (Julia Hussein), a legal perspective (Bertie Leigh) and a developing world perspective (TKS Ravindran and MR Nair).

Termination of pregnancy by telemedicine: an ethicist's viewpoint
Lupton


New COPE Council members required
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) is looking for new Council members, for details visit: http://www.publicationethics.org.uk/

RCOG Fellows and Members click here to access the journal

Watch the first BJOG Video Podcast Free online

The changing landscape of IVF: how to reduce multiple pregnancy without reducing pregnancy rates
The video is a discussion on the paper by Khalaf et al, published in February's BJOG.

The Chair: Phil Steer, Editor-in-Chief of BJOG
Discussants: Yacoub Khalaf, Tony Rutherford, Bill Ledger and Tarek El-Toukhy
Location: Council Chamber, RCOG, London

Key questions addressed:
What steps can be taken in IVF practice to reduce multiple pregnancies?
How can multiple pregnancy rates be reduced without reducing pregnancy rates?

Also discussed:
Best practice for introducing selective single blastocyst transfer (SBT).
Strategies used to reduce multiple pregnancies resulting from IVF in Belgium and Sweden - highlighting the political and financial perspectives.

To read the associated press release click here

BJOG Author Brochure PDF
We have produced a BJOG Author Brochure to provide authors with useful tips and links and to explain the BJOG peer review process. A list of the Scientific Editors and their specialities is also included. An understanding of publication ethics is important for all authors writing and submitting a paper, so this brochure makes both an interesting read and a useful reference

BJOG's third podcast is now live

STAN is a recently introduced method of fetal monitoring during labour. How is it different from monitors previously used? STAN not only measures fetal heart rate but also measures the ECG waveform, in particular the ST segment of the heart signal.

When continuous electronic fetal monitoring was first introduced in the 1960s, hopes were high that intrapartum fetal mortality and morbidity could be dramatically reduced, or even abolished. In the event, problems with user interpretation of the fetal heart rate patterns, and delay in delivering the compromised baby, have meant that the potential benefits of the technology have been difficult to realise in practice. Are we seeing a similar story with STAN?

In this third BJOG podcast, Mr Austin Ugwumadu, Mr Aris Papageorghiou and Professor Arulkumaran are interviewed. Hear about the advantages, limitations and pitfalls of the STAN monitoring system, and their hopes for the future. Click here to listen to the podcast

Click here to read the full press release associated with this podcast

BJOG's second Podcast is available for you to download and listen to
Hear four authors interviewed in the second BJOG Podcast. New research published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology proposes the use of statistical process control (SPC) charts to provide continuous assessment of obstetricians' performance. Ventouse delivery and amniocentesis were both monitored in this study.

BJOG's first Podcast also still available for you to download and listen to
The podcast is an Interview with Dr Pierre Martin-Hirsch, a BJOG Editor and Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Screening for cervical pre-cancer: Have we dismissed ablative treatment too soon in colposcopy practice? Interviewing journalist: Wendy Barnaby.

Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online by clicking here.  For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.

Free access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI http://www.Healthinternetwork.org/ initiative with the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Case Reports
We no longer publish case reports unless they highlight important innovations with wide applicability, or previously unpublished complications of new techniques or medications. Over the last year we rejected 98% of case reports submitted.

COPE
COPE has established a Grant Scheme to fund research in the field of publication ethics. Details can be found on the website (http://www.publicationethics.org.uk/). 

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