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Change: Know that it will happen
Author(s) -
Johnson Timothy R.B.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.09.004
Subject(s) - medicine , publication , alternative medicine , clinical trial , systematic review , medline , medical education , family medicine , law , political science , pathology
Change has become the slogan of recent political campaigns and social movements. I often tell my colleagues and students that change, and the need for nimble and rapid adoption of and adaptation to change, has characterizedmedicine in the last decademore than I have experienced. The International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (IJGO) has also been undergoing change, perhaps not as consequential as that seen by financial systems and the environment in the last 3 years, but we have come to know that we must adapt more quickly than ever before. The rise in evidence-basedmedicine has led to an increase in the number of submissions of randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, andmetaanalyses and authors should consult CONSORT, QUOROM, or MOOSE checklists relevant to their specific study design before submission (more details about these guidelines are found in the IJGO Guide for Authors: www.ees.elsevier.com/ijg). From January 2012, as a condition of consideration for publication, IJGO will require that clinical trials are registered in a clinical trials registry. In December 2007, the Journal published a Supplement on misoprostol [1], a drug with many uses in women's health and the use of