The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 637-640, September 2010

The Elephant in the Room: Quality Control of Endometriosis Data

  • Philippe R. Koninckx, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Prof. Philippe R. Koninckx, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, B3000 Leuven Belgium.
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  • Ronald E. Batt, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo
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  • Lone Hummelshoj

      Affiliations

    • Endometriosis.org, London, England
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  • Enda McVeigh, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Oxford, Oxford, England
    • ,
  • Anastasia Ussia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Gruppo Italo-Belga, Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • John Yeh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 17 February 2010; accepted 23 April 2010.

Abstract 

With the steadily increasing volume of endometriosis articles, and titles and abstracts readily available online, there is a growing risk that references are cited without the full articles having been read by the author(s) or by referees. Too often the titles and statements in abstracts are not supported by data in the published articles. Therefore, the peer-review process should direct extra attention to titles and abstracts to ensure that they are supported by data in the manuscript. Moreover, it is suggested that authors explicitly indicate which references have been read in full. To support the secondary peer-review process, we urge open-access journals to welcome letters to the editor and publish them instead of quietly “burying” them on the Internet.

Keywords: Abstract, Endometriosis, Peer review process, Quality control, Title

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PII: S1553-4650(10)00225-6

doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.04.005

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 637-640, September 2010

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