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Editorial
We celebrate the coming year of the Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a publication of important advances in
women's health care and promotion. Due to the signicantly
increased number of submitted papers, and the policy of rapid publication of these excellent works, we have decided to expand our
journal from four to six issues per year in the coming year, 2015
(Volume 54); that is to say, bimonthly publication of the journal
will be launched next year. We have appreciated the support of
our readers and contributors in the past few years, and also the
high-quality work that has been submitted to the journal. We are
proud that the Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology is
recognized as one of the leading journals in the obstetrics and gynecology eld, especially in Asia and the Asia-Pacic area. The contents of the journal might be one of the best references to
investigate the Asian population, especially the ethnic Chinese population. However, to achieve the goal of promoting women's health,
papers from Western countries or articles including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and guidelines are welcome. Your submitted
work is given not only a rapid and high quality peer review, but also
the opportunity to be presented throughout the world. Of most
importance, this is free of charge. Free full-text downloads of
your articles help in disseminating your work to interested readers
worldwide, without limitation.
The number of free full-text article downloads from the Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology increased up to 70% in
2013, compared with that in 2011; the full-text article download
is very user friendly. Furthermore, this free service is continuous
under the nancial support of the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics
and Gynecology. Many popular articles have been downloaded >
100 times immediately after publication. For example, a recent
excellent review by Dr Wen et al [1], who addressed a hot and
promising topic on the role of microRNAs of normal tissues and
malignancies (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
S1028455913001654), was the most popular download this year.
An excellent review by Villaores et al [2], who focused on the
management of Alzheimer's disease, which is predominant among
females, also attracted a great deal of interest. Topics regarding prenatal diagnosis were also a special strength of our journal. Dr Shaw
et al [3] carried out an extensive histological review of the progress
of Down syndrome screening, and this publication was downloaded to a great extent. This all suggests that our journal provides
a global view from the perspectives of perinatology, obstetrics, and
general gynecology, and also deals with the big health problems of
women, such as Alzheimer's disease. We thank these authors for
providing excellent articles for our journal.
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excellent peer review, and our authors for their condence in the
journal. We thank all of our readers and subscribers for their interest in women's health. Now, more than ever, recommendation of
the Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology to your institution is important. We welcome you to read and download our publications and submit your work to our journal, and thank you for
your ongoing support of the Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, especially as we continue to grow and expand in scope,
and research all issues of women's health, and of course, any article
discussing gender differences is also encouraged to be submitted to
our journal.
Chih-Ping Chen
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming
University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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