About Us

The JOGC, the official peer-reviewed publication of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), is published 12 times a year. The JOGC retains editorial independence from the SOGC.

The JOGC is circulated to obstetricians and gynaecologists, obstetric and gynaecology residents, family medicine specialists, family medicine residents, general practitioners, midwives, and many medical libraries, hospital and university departments of obstetrics and gynaecology, and some government offices for a total circulation of approximately 8000.

The Journal was developed under the direction of the JOGC Editorial Board of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.

Editorial Board

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

  • Timothy Rowe, MB, FRCSC,
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

DEPUTY EDITOR

  • Victoria M. Allen, MD, MSc, FRCSC,
    Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

  • Michael Helewa, MD, FRCSC,
    University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Shawna L. Johnston, MD, FRCSC,
    Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
  • Carolyn A. Lane, MD, CCFP, FCFP,
    University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
  • Helen McNamara, MD, MSc,
    McGill University, Montréal, Québec
  • Jean-Marie Moutquin, MD, FRCSC,
    Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec
  • Vyta Senikas, MD, FRCSC, MBA,
    SOGC, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Ann E. Sprague, RN, PhD,
    BORN Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario
  • R. Douglas Wilson, MD, MSc, FRCSC,
    University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
  • Paul Yong, MD, PhD, FRCSC
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

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Editorial Consultants

  • Thomas Brown, PharmD
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
  • Jan Christilaw, MD, FRCSC, MHSc
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Paul Claman, MD, FRCSC
    University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Joan Crane, MD, FRCSC
    Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland
  • Margo Fluker, MD, FRCSC
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Eileen K. Hutton, RN, RM, PhD
    McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
  • Roger A. Pierson, MS, PhD, FEAS, FCAHS
    University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  • Marie Plante, MD, FRCSC
    Université Laval, Québec City, Québec
  • Benjamin K. Tsang, MSc, PhD
    University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

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International Advisory Board

  • Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, MBBS, PhD, FRCOG
    University of London, London, England
  • Lindsay Edouard, MB, MSc, FRCOG, FFFP
    United Nations Population Fund, Algiers, Algeria
  • Ulysse Jean Gaspard, MD, PhD
    University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
  • Sergio Pecorelli, MD, PhD
    European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
  • Vicki L. Seltzer, MD, FACS, FACOG
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, U.S.A.
  • Shirish S. Sheth, MD, FRCOG, FICS
    Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, India

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Editorial Office

  • Editor-in-Chief: Timothy Rowe
  • Assistant Editor: Jane Fairbanks
  • Editorial Assistant: Daphne Sams

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Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

  • CPL Editor: Vyta Senikas
  • Translator: Martin Pothier

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List of Associations

The JOGC is the official publication of, but retains editorial independence from, the following associations:

  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • Association of Academic Professionals in Obstetrics and
    Gynaecology
  • Atlantic Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Association des obstétriciens et gynécologues du Québec
  • Ontario Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Manitoba Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Saskatchewan Medical Association
  • Alberta Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • British Columbia Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Canadian Investigators in Reproduction
  • Gynaecologic Oncologists of Canada
  • The Society of Canadian Colposcopists

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