Instructions for Authors

Manuscripts, guest editorials, questions, stories, and letters to the editor may be submitted by e-mail to David Ferguson at info@twshf.org. Microsoft Word is the preferred word processing program. Manuscripts should be 3,000 words or less. Illustrations or figures should be submitted as bitmaps and must have sufficient clarity and resolution to be legible when printed in a single column of the Journal. Photographs must be scanned at a minimum of 300 dpi and submitted as bitmaps, TIFF, or jpg files. All authors must be listed with first and last names and affiliations. Sponsorship (if any) should be indicated. Format should follow standard scientific style for an original piece of research or a review article. References should follow the format shown in the examples below:

1. Basson R, Berman J, Burnett A, et al. Report of the international consensus development conference on female sexual dysfunction: definitions and classifications. J. Urol 2000; 163: 888 - 893.
2. Laumann EL, Paik A, Rosen RC. Sexual dysfunction in the United States: prevalence and predictors. JAMA 1999;10: 537-545.
3. Dunn KM, Croft PR, Hackett GI. Sexual problems: a study of the prevalence and need for health care in the general population. Family Practice 1998; 15: 519-524.
4. Bachmann GA, Bancroft J, Braunstein G, et al. Female androgen insufficiency: the Princeton consensus statement on definition, classification, and assessment. Fert. & Ster. 2002; 77: 660-665.
5. Greenblatt RB, Barfield WE, Garner JF, et al. Evaluation of an estrogen, androgen, estrogen-androgen combination and a placebo in the treatment of the menopause. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 1950; 10: 1547-1552.

Manuscripts and guest editorials must be in English, with spelling and phrasing consistent throughout the paper, conforming to either standard English or American usage. In order for a manuscript to be considered for publication, all named authors must agree 1) to its submission, 2) that it is not currently being considered for publication by another journal, and 3) if accepted the paper will not subsequently be published in the same or similar form in any language without the written consent of the publisher.

Questions may be submitted by anyone and may be directed to a member of the Advisory Board or simply to the editor. The Editor may need to clarify the question prior to publication, so the author must provide contact information. Authorship of a question will be published unless a specific request for anonymity is made.

Personal stories should be 1,000 words or less. The Editor may need to edit the story prior to publication, so the author must provide contact information. Each story will be published anonymously unless a specific request by the author is made.

Letters to the editor should be 500 words or less with full contact information and affiliation provided. The Editor may work with the author to refine the letter prior to publication. The Editor will decide whether a letter will be published. Authorship of a letter will be published unless a specific request is made. Authors of all material to be published will be required to complete a Transfer of Copyright form available from info@twshf.org.

For all manuscripts, guest editorials, or stories, the author will be required to sign a copyright transfer before publication can be considered in the Women’s Sexual Health Journal. You may access this form by clicking on copyright transfer form.

The Editor welcomes suggestions for content, meeting notices, pertinent internet websites, breaking news, information on support groups, and publications that may be of interest to the readers.

Thank you.