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The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology is a bimonthly
periodical devoted to the health care of women.
For any questions,
you may telephone the Journal office at (800) 554-2245 or (714) 503-6200, Facsimile (714) 503-6202 or e-mail: pevans@aagl.org
Please submit all manuscripts to our EES site at  http://ees.elsevier.com/jmig/ By publishing a manuscript in the JMIG,
the authors(s) agree to transfer copyright authorization to the JMIG. This authorization will provide the widest distribution
of your paper under established publication guidelines.
Manuscript Processing
When a manuscript is received, the
corresponding author
will be sent a verification letter together with the Author's Checklist if one has not been received. A manuscript
will not be published unless each of these statements has been signed by all contributors and returned to the Journal office. Any
manuscript submitted must be original material that has
not been published previously and is not under consideration
by another Journal.
The Journal will not accept a manuscript
that contains material that has been published elsewhere.
All listed authors must complete
and submit the ICJME's standardized disclosure form, which can be found at http://www.icmje.org/coi.disclosure.pdf
Please submit all forms via EES with your manuscript submission.
If uncertain as to what might be considered a potential conflict
of interest, authors should err on the side of full disclosure. The ICJME disclosure form was created to be a uniform document for the
reporting of potential conflicts of interest, and requires Adobe Reader. (Click here
to download a free version of Adobe Reader.)
Manuscripts are reviewed by three ad hoc reviewers. Reviewers
have 3 weeks to complete
their evaluations and send
them to the Editor-in-Chief for a final decision. Manuscripts
that require revisions are returned with reviewers'
recommendations.
The average length of time between manuscript acceptance
and publication is approximately 3 to 6 months.
When a manuscript
is published, it becomes the sole
property of the AAGL, and the copyright will be held in the
name of the JMIG. The editor and
publishers accept no responsibility
for opinions expressed by contributors.
Authors
For manuscripts that have
more than one author, each
author must qualify by having made substantial contributions
to the concept and design, analysis and interpretation
of data,
and drafting and revisions. The cover letter that accompanies a
submitted manuscript must include confirmation that each author
has fulfilled these conditions.
Manuscripts submitted without disclosure or an attestation report will not be forwarded to the editor
until received. The attestation report is required if there are more than three authors. These documents can be downloaded at our submission
site when uploading your files.
Please provide no more than two professional affiliations
for each author. These will appear as a
footnote on the first
page of the article. Please include a complete mailing address
and fax number on the title page. Also on the title
page, please
specify what, if any, financial interest you may have in any
aspect of the work (e.g., instrument manufacturer) or financial
support you may have received (e.g., grants). If the authors have no disclosure to report for their papers, they should include a statement
on their title page.
Note to Authors from Non-English Speaking Countries
JMIG publishes manuscripts only in
English. This includes using the American variant of spelling and decimal points. To assist you in preparing your manuscript in its best
possible form, we recommend you take advantage of online resources provided by our publisher. Please visit www.elsevier.com/languagepolishing for details.
Manuscript Preparation, General
All elements of manuscripts--abstracts, references,
tables,
legends, and figures--must be typed double-spaced on one side
of the paper. Scientific (generic) names of drugs should be used
at all times. Weights and measures must be expressed in metric
values and temperatures in Celsius (centigrade). Prior presentation
as
an abstract or at a professional meeting should be
described fully in a footnote.
The minimum follow-up time for oncology, urogynecology,
or endometriosis must be 12 months.
It is your responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce
figures, tables, and text
from published material. Written permission
must be obtained from the original copyright holder
(generally the publisher, not the author
or editor) of the Journal
or book concerned and a copy of the permission sent with the
manuscript. An appropriate credit line should
appear at the end
of a figure legend or in a table footnote; for example, "Reprinted
with permission from reference 17." Full publication
data must appear in a numbered entry in the reference list.
Written permission must be obtained from the author of unpublished
material
that is cited.
Manuscripts should be in the following format: title, précis,
abstract, text (this may, but does not have to,
consist of Materials
and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion), references,
tables, and figure legends. The precis is a one-sentence
synopsis of
no more than 30 words that describes the basic findings of the
article. It appears in the table of contents under the author(s)'
name(s). All submitted manuscripts must include e-mail address,
phone and fax numbers on the title page and page numbering
with the first
author's last name in upper right corner of all pages.
Journal style now reflects JAMA Manual of Style, 9th
edition. Numbers are Arabic,
not spelled out. Delete zeros
before decimal point when reporting p-values. p-values should
not be carried out past
3 decimal places.
Manuscript Preparation, Specific
Original Articles: The Original Articles section of the
Journal
is reserved for manuscripts that represent original research.
Abstracts for these manuscripts must appear in structured
format, as follows:
Study Objective, Design, Design
Classification, Setting, Patients, Interventions, Measurements
and Main Results, and Conclusion. All
of these abstract sections
must be complete.
The Design portion of abstracts (for Original articles only)
are to be classified by
the author according to the Canadian
Task Force Classification of Study Designs (see table below).
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Canadian
Task Force
Classification of Study Design |
| I |
Evidence obtained from a properly designed,
randomized,
controlled trial |
| II-1 |
Evidence obtained from a well-designed
controlled trial without randomization |
| II-2 |
Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort
or case-control studies, preferably from more
than one center
or research group |
| II-3 |
Evidence obtained from several timed series
with or without the intervention.
Dramatic
results in uncontrolled experiments, such as
the results of the introduction of penicillin
treatment in the 1940s, could also
be
regarded as this type of evidence |
| III |
Opinions of respected authorities based on
clinical experience,
descriptive studies, or a
report of an expert committee |
Adapted from Arch Intern Med, Volume 152, May
1992
Other sections: Manuscripts that do not contain original research
are placed in the section of the Journal that is most appropriate;
for example, Review Articles, Case Reports, Instruments
and Techniques, Special Articles, Clinical Opinion, and Complications.
These
manuscripts require abstracts in paragraph form.
Editorials: Manuscripts submitted for this section of the
Journal must pertain to
the topic assigned by the Editor-in-Chief and must contain references as necessary, not to exceed
6 double-spaced pages, not including
references. All elements of the manuscripts,
including references in the Journal's format, must be
double-spaced.
Continuing Medical
Education Articles: Manuscripts submitted
for this section of the Journal must contain the following:
objectives, a minimum of 10 questions
and answers relevant to the material presented, references, tables, and figure legends, not to exceed 20 double-spaced pages, not including
references. All elements of the manuscript, including references in the Journal's format, must be double-spaced.
Images in Endoscopy:
This section of the Journal is one
page in length and does include one color photo and text of no
more than 150 words. The Editor-in-Chief
will
choose one or two color photos per issue.
Case Report: JMIG will limit the number of authors to six.
Review Articles:
Manuscripts submitted for this section of
the Journal must contain references, tables, and figure legends,
not to exceed 20 double-spaced
pages, not including references. All
elements of the manuscript, including references in the Journal's
format, must be double-spaced.
Letters to the Editor are openly solicited. The Journal supports
this as a forum to convey comments and opinions regarding
recently published
articles. Original material such as preliminary
data may also be published at the discretion of the Editor.
Abbreviations: Click here for a list of accepted abbreviations and initialisms for use in journal manuscripts.
Statistics
Manuscripts dealing with comparisons between groups--
cohort, case-control and/or prospective randomized
trials--
must utilize proper statistical analysis; failure to do so may
result in return of the manuscript to the author(s) without peer
review. Means or medians, depending on distribution of the
data, must be accompanied by standard deviations. Confidence
intervals are
mandatory where applicable. Use of "p" values for
comparisons between groups is not sufficient; use of probability
ratios, odds
ratios or hazard ratios, where appropriate are
necessary. Consultation with a medical statistician prior to
submission is advised.
Figures, Illustrations
The editors reserve the right to establish a reasonable limit
on the number of black and white
illustrations that will be
reproduced free of charge.
Electronic figures must be submitted as a TIFF or EPS file. All
photographic
images should be submitted at a resolution of 300
dpi. All line-art images should be submitted at a resolution of
800-1200 dpi. Image
mode for color images should be CMYK;
for black and white photographic images it should be gray scale
and bit map for line-art images.
Do not embed figures within
documents.
Color figures are acceptable, but must be submitted in high resolution tiff file form. The colors
must be dark enough and have
enough contrast for reproduction.
Lettering and identifying characters must be clear and
consistent on
each figure. Titles, explanations, and definitions
of abbreviations must be noted in the legends, not on the
figures themselves. A separate
typewritten sheet of legends
should be included with the manuscript. If figures are not in
line with these guidelines and do not appear
to be clearly
reproducible, they will be returned to you with a request for
new ones. In order to maintain a clear separation between
the
author and any other agency, the editors request that all figures,
tables, and photographs must be submitted directly by the
contributing
author and no other source.
Video Clips
The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology now accepts electronic
supplementary material to support and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files offer additional possibilities for publishing
supporting applications, movies, animations sequences, high-resolution images and background datasets, sound clips, and more. Supplementary
files supplied will be published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including Science
Direct.
Videos will be accepted only for an Original Article or an article for the section titled Instruments and Techniques.
JMIG will not edit any video or computer graphics nor may reviewers suggest changes in the video or computer graphic. The video
will be accepted or rejected as presented without an option for revision. Videos and computer graphics will not be accepted separately
from a manuscript that has been rejected; however, a manuscript may be accepted even if a video is rejected.
Maximum cumulative
length of videos or animated computer graphics is 4.5 minutes. Files may be divided into several smaller clips not to exceed 4.5
minutes in total. Each video segment file can not exceed 50MB. The submission program will timeout if the file size is larger than 50MB.
To hasten the upload time, please ZIP the file and upload the ZIP file.
If the video or animation is divided into several clips,
each clip should be identified at the beginning of the section, e.g., Video Clip 1 or Graphic 1, and each clip or graphic should be saved
as a separate file. Concise legends (typed on a separate page) must accompany each video clip or computer graphic presentation. A sound
track is highly recommended.
The following formats for video will be accepted: MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 (.mpg), QuickTime (.mov), Audio/Video
Interface (.avi) or CompuServe GIF (.gif). Detailed instructions are included on the article submission website under Attach Files on
http://ees.elsevier.com/jmig/
References
There is no limit of references for Original, Review,
or
CME articles, or Case Reports. Entries
must be cited in order in the text as superscript numerals. Every
entry must have only one
number; if it is cited a second time,
it should have the first (original) number, not a new number,
ibid, or op cit. If a new entry is
inserted into an established list,
it must be numbered consecutively (not, 10a, 10b, etc.), with
subsequent entries renumbered both in
the text and in the
reference list. If it becomes clear that in long reference lists
(>20 entries) the entries (1) are cited incorrectly
or (2) are
single-spaced, incomplete, unclear, or otherwise in unacceptable
format, they will be returned to you to be corrected. This
will delay publication of the article. You are responsible for the
accuracy of references, and are reminded that inaccurate references
are highly frustrating to the reader, the cited author,
and indexing services. Footnotes are not acceptable Journal
style.
The Journal
requests that the following formats be used for
all reference lists, and that they be typed double-spaced.
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Journal
article
- 1. Phillips DR, Nathanson HG, Milim SJ, et al. Laparoscopic
bipolar coagulation for the conservative treatment
of adenomyomata. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1996;
4:20-4.
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Journal article online ahead of print
- 2.Kumakiri, J, et al, Incidence of Complications during Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery in Patients after Previous Laparotomy.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol (2010). DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.03.004
This will also change the reference numbering for book, chapter
in a book, and presentation.
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Book
- 2. Parker WH, Parker RL. A Gynecologist's Second Opinion:
The
Questions and Answers You Need to Take Charge
of Your Health. New York: Penguin; 1996.
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Chapter in a book
- 3. Steege JF. Persistent or chronic pelvic pain. In: Rock
JA, Thompson JD, eds. TeLinde's Operative Gynecology.
8th ed.
Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven; 1997: 645-56.
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Presentation
- 4. Wortman M, Daggett A. Serum sodium changes
during
hysteroscopic endomyometrial resection. Paper presented
at: 23rd annual meeting of the American Association of
Gynecologic Laparoscopists;
October 18-24, 1994; New
York, NY.
Unpublished observations must not be included in the reference
list.
Page Proofs
(Galleys)
You will receive page proofs by e-mail. You will be
requested to correct and return them by fax within 48 hours.
Changes
involving line or page length will be made at your
expense. You are fully responsible for the accuracy of all
numbers, references, figures,
author affiliations, degrees and
disclosures, and corresponding addresses as they appear in the
page proofs.
Reprints
Reprints will be supplied at a nominal fee. Order blanks
will accompany page proofs. Return orders, together with payment,
to Anne Rosenthal, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology,
360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010,
e-mail reprints@elsevier.com.
Reprints ordered after the issue is
printed will be charged at a substantially higher rate.
Updated July 2010
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