IJGO: Committed to research capacity strengthening

Abstract

As a peer‐reviewed journal, the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (IJGO) is at the end of the research cycle. Our main involvement is in the dissemination of research findings. This last step in the research process can be one of the most frustrating because there is never a guarantee that a manuscript submitted for peer review will eventually be accepted for publication. There are many different reasons why a manuscript might not be accepted, including being poorly written and not presented in the format required by the journal.

One of the challenges of modern day publication is the limited number of papers that can be published by any one journal. IJGO receives more than 1200 submissions annually but, due to page limitations, we can only publish a little over 200 papers in one year. This means that some papers that end up being rejected are relatively well written, but are not competitive enough compared with other submissions.

Manuscripts that catch the eye of editors and reviewers include those that are analytical or that address contemporary issues in the field of study. Manuscripts that are purely descriptive or simply a repetition of previously published research carried out in a different setting tend not to be accepted for publication.