Sobre a Revista
FOCUS AND SCOPE
Women’s health, Lower genital tract, Infections, and Neoplasias.
PERIODICITY
Semiannual
PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Submitted articles will be assessed by the secretariat to ensure they comply with the Journal’s General Publication Standards. If any issues are found, the articles will be returned to the authors for correction.
When approved at this stage, they will be analyzed by the Scientific and Associated Editors for their suitability with the Journal’s Editorial Scope and Policy.
Next, the articles will be forwarded to two reviewers who will assess the technical and methodological content using an evaluation instrument developed for this purpose. If there is a discrepancy between the opinions, the article will be forwarded to a third reviewer. Anonymity is guaranteed throughout the evaluation process.
The final opinions will be reviewed by the Editorial Board, which may suggest further changes. Articles will only be published after approval by both the reviewers and the Editorial Board.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Política de Acesso Aberto: This journal provides immediate free access to its content, adhering to the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public promotes greater global democratization of knowledge.
JOURNAL’S HISTORY
According to the Statutes, our Society was founded on May 17th, 1958, in the city Rio de Janeiro, under the name “Sociedade Brasileira de Colposcopia”. The 1st Brazilian Colposcopy Congress was held in Belo Horizonte from September 13th to 16th, 1964. During the event, President Prof. João Paulo Rieper honored Prof. Clovis Salgado as Honorary President; and paid posthumous tribute to Prof. Hans Hinselmann (1884–1959). The General Secretary, Alberto Henrique Rocha, also contributed to the Publications and Annals Committee. The Scientific Committee was led by Lucas Monteiro Machado, the Finance Committee by José Salvador Silva, and the Social Committee by Lucas Viana Machado. Delzio Bicalho chaired the Scientific and Commercial Exhibition Committee. The primary purpose of the 1st Brazilian Colposcopy Congress was to unite Brazilian colposcopists to assess their collective strength and the actual progress of the specialty in the country. “The work presented shows that this goal was fully achieved. Furthermore, there are incentives for new work, and we can look forward to the future of colposcopy in Brazil with confidence.” Among the authors who presented papers and conferences at this Congress were G. Mestwerdt, Alberto Henrique Rocha, Ruy Pimenta Filho, João Paulo Rieper, Hildegard Stoltz, Maria das Mercês Pontes Cunha, and F. Victor Rodrigues. The topics covered included Microcarcinoma of the Uterine Cervix, Congenital Ectropion, Advantages and Difficulties of Colpophotography, Cervicitis, and the Squamo-columnar Junction in Childhood and Adolescence, among others.
The first issue of the ABPTGIC journal was launched in October 2006 under the name “Brazilian Journal of Genitoscopy” (Revista Brasileira de Genitoscopia).
OBJECTIVE AND POLICY
The Brazilian Journal of Lower Genital Tract Pathology (Revista Brasileira de Patologia do Trato Genital Inferior), ISSN 2237-4574, is the official scientific publication of the Brazilian Association of Lower Genital Tract Pathology and Colposcopy (Associação Brasileira de Patologia do Trato Genital Inferior e Colposcopia – ABPTGIC). It is a quarterly or semiannual peer-reviewed journal, available in both print and online versions, and is distributed to members and major institutions in Brazil. The journal aims to publish contributions on relevant topics in the field of lower genital tract pathology, colposcopy, and related areas, welcoming both national and international submissions.
All manuscripts undergo an initial analysis by the Editorial Board and are then evaluated by qualified reviewers, with anonymity guaranteed throughout the review process. Manuscripts submitted for publication must not have been previously published nor be under consideration for publication in other journals. Articles may be submitted in Portuguese, Spanish, or English. Manuscripts that do not align with the editorial policy and publication guidelines of Rev Bras Patol Trato Genit Infer will be returned to the authors for necessary adjustments before being reviewed. The corresponding author will be informed via email of the receipt protocol number and any required modifications during the review and editing process.
The concepts and statements in the articles are the responsibility of the authors. For editorial reasons, the Editors reserve the right to make graphical or wording modifications without altering the content. Only Rev Bras Patol Trato Genit Infer can authorize the reproduction of articles published within it. Any unresolved issues will be decided by the journal’s editors. Submitted articles become the property of ABPTGIC. This journal follows the guidelines established by The Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals Editors – “Vancouver Group” – available at http://www.icmje.org/.
Rev Bras Patol Trato Genit Infer supports the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) policies for the registration of clinical trials, recognizing the importance of these initiatives for the registration and international dissemination of information on clinical studies in open access. Therefore, only clinical trials that have received an identification number from one of the Clinical Trials Registries validated by WHO and ICMJE criteria will be accepted for publication. The identification number must be provided at the end of the abstract.
