Dear Reader,

The Editorial Board of Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics successfully improved the quality of the journal during the last years. We have introduced a number of new categories. The number of submissions of manuscripts is steadily increasing. The improvement of quality is also demonstrated a steady increase of the impact factor which is currently 1.364. Recently we have decided to introduce a new category Correspondence. In the past comments on manuscripts have been published in the section Letter to the Editor. In future these will be found in the Correspondence section. Furthermore, you are welcome to send photo documents on interesting cases which should be accompanied by a short description of the clinical case. These will be published in the new section Images in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Color figures are accepted and will also appear in color in the journal’s online version. There will not be any charges for the publication of image material. We hope that these changes will meet the interest of authors and readership. Please feel free to make suggestions that will improve the quality of the journal.

Prof. Dr. Olaf Ortmann

Editor-in-Chief