The Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is the official journal of the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON). It provides a medium for the publication of original articles in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and related disciplines in the tropics. It provides a source of continuing medical education for members of SOGON and those members of the medical profession in Nigeria who are interested in any aspect of the discipline. The journal will consider for publication original paper, case reports, short reports, review articles, book reviews and letters to the editor. Research in basic sciences related to reproductive health will also be considered for publication.

All manuscripts should be in their final form and should be submitted in triplicate. 
Authors should mail manuscripts to the journal’s editor.

Uniform Requirements

Abstract: Articles and short reports should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 150 words. The abstract should provide a concise description of the objectives of the study methods used and major findings or conclusions.

Body: The body of manuscripts reporting on original research should be organised under appropriate headings and sub-headings such as: Introduction, Methods, Findings and Discussion. Authors of review articles and short reports are requested to organise the body of their manuscripts using headings and sub-headings appropriate to the materials and discipline represented.

Tables and Figures: All tables and figures should be submitted on separate sheets of paper and should be clearly labeled. Coloured tables and figures may be reprinted in black and white.

Acknowledgements: Acknowledgments should be included on a separate sheet of paper and should not exceed 100 words; funding sources should be noted here.

References: References should be numbered in the order in which they occur in the text. These numbers should be inserted above the line on each occasion a reference is cited (e.g., …as noted in other studies^1-4). Numbered references should appear at the end of the article and include the names and initials of all authors. The format of references should be as published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors in the British Medical Journal 1988, volume 29, pages 401–405. The following are sample references for an article published in journal and for a book: