Analysis of submissions, editorial and peer-review process, and outcome of manuscripts submitted to the Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology over a 6-month period.

BACKGROUND: Despite an interest in the editorial process at biomedical journals, not much information is available on this topic. AIMS: To study the characteristics of the submissions to the Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology (IJDVL) and analyze the editorial and peer-review process and factors influencing the final outcome. METHODS: Retrospective review of the manuscripts submitted to the IJDVL from January 1, 2016, to June 30, 2016. RESULTS: The IJDVL received 639 manuscripts during the study period, most being Case reports (35%), Research articles (30%), and Letters to editor (20%). The proportion of submissions from Indian (53%) and foreign (47%) authors was comparable. About 55% (n = 353/639) of the submissions were editorially rejected. Some of the common reasons for editorial rejection included "sub-optimal images," "no novelty," "incomplete information or results," and "incorrect diagnosis or interpretation of results." The acceptance rate during this period was 19%. The median number of days to reach the final decision was 14 days for editorial rejection, 146 days for acceptance, and 85 days for rejection after external peer-review. The acceptance rates were higher for submissions from Indian authors [odds ratio (OR) 1.96], those submitted as Letters (OR 2.06), or in the area of tropical infections (OR 2.17). Submissions as research articles (expB = 1.23), those from Indian authors (expB = 1.15), final decision being acceptance (expB = 1.56), and those requiring preliminary author revisions (expB = 3.34), external re-reviews (expB = 2.22), and repeated author re-revisions (expB = 2.34) were associated with longer times to reach final decision. LIMITATIONS: A relatively short study period of 6 months. CONCLUSION: The IJDVL attracts submissions both from India and abroad. Articles submitted in the Letters category or related to tropical infections were most likely to be accepted. There is scope for improving the time taken for editorial processing of manuscripts.

Grupos de trabajo: pilares científicos de la Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología / Working Groups: pilars of Science Within the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

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El resurgir de las infecciones de transmisión sexual. ¿Una nueva epidemia en nuestra sociedad? / The Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections. A New Epidemic in Our Society?

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Infecciones de transmisión sexual: experiencia de una consulta multidisciplinar en un hospital terciario (2010-2013) / Sexually Transmitted Infections: Experience in a Multidisciplinary Clinic in a Tertiary Hospital (2010-2013)

INTRODUCCIÓN: Las infecciones de transmisión sexual son un motivo de consulta creciente en nuestro medio. El objetivo de este trabajo es describir y analizar las características epidemiológicas, conductuales, clínicas y microbiológicas de los pacientes registrados en una unidad de infecciones de transmisión sexual de un hospital terciario. MÉTODOS: Estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo y unicéntrico realizado en una unidad multidisciplinar especializada en infecciones de transmisión sexual de un hospital terciario entre 2010 y 2013. Se recogieron datos epidemiológicos, clínicos y conductuales mediante entrevista oral abierta y cuestionario estandarizado, y se llevó a cabo la obtención de muestras para estudio microbiológico. RESULTADOS: Se estudiaron 546 pacientes, de los cuales fueron 96% varones, 41% infectados por el VIH, 56% hombres que tienen sexo con hombres. Los motivos de consulta más prevalentes fueron: uretritis, úlceras genitales y/o anales/perianales, proctitis, úlceras orales, contacto sexual de persona con ITS conocida y contacto sexual de riesgo. Los diagnósticos microbiológicos más frecuentes fueron: Neisseria gonorrhoeae en uretritis, Treponema pallidum en úlceras genitales y/o anales/perianales y Chlamydia trachomatis serovares de linfogranuloma venéreo en proctitis. Las principales ITS estudiadas fueron más prevalentes en varones homosexuales e infectados por el VIH. CONCLUSIÓN: Se confirma el incremento en la incidencia de las infecciones de transmisión sexual en los últimos años y las características epidemiológicas de la epidemia VIH/ITS de nuestro entorno

INTRODUCTION: The number of consultations for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is increasing in Spain. The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the epidemiological, behavioral, clinical, and microbiological characteristics of patients registered at the STI unit of a tertiary hospital. METHODS: This was a retrospective, single-center descriptive study carried out between 2010 and 2013 in a multidisciplinary unit specialized in STIs, situated in a tertiary hospital. Epidemiological, clinical, and behavioral data were gathered using a face-to-face interview and a standardized questionnaire. Samples were collected for microbiology analysis. RESULTS: The study included 546 patients: 96% were men, 41% had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and 56% were men who have sex with men. The reasons for consultation were the following: urethritis; genital, anal, or perianal ulcers; proctitis; oral ulcers; sexual contact with a person with a known STI; and high-risk sexual contact. The most common microbiological diagnoses were Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urethritis, Treponema pallidum in genital and anal or perianal ulcers, and Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum serovars in proctitis. The highest prevalences of the main STIs studied occurred in homosexual men with HIV infection. CONCLUSION: This study confirms the increase in the incidence of STIs in recent years and the epidemiological characteristics of the HIV/STI epidemic in Spain

24th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

The 24th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 7-11 October 2015. It has become Europe's biggest meeting of its kind with roughly 10,000 participants, approximately 3000 abstracts and about 180 exhibitors from all over the world. The organizers offer a venue for the latest cutting edge research and newest developments. Thus, their goal is to foster progress in clinical care and promote scientific excellence related to dermatovenereology for the benefit of patients with skin diseases.

Changing patterns and progress in venereology.

This paper provides a summary of the philosophy of modern concepts on venereology, the control and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There is a basis in professional education, based on evidence based medicine. From that follows a much wider dissemination to the public on the personal and community aspects of STIs. The World Wide Web has had profound effects on rapid developments in this field. STIs are more frequent in some groups in the general population. Epidemiological trends in STIs from the United States and Europe are described. Interventions to prevent the spread of STIs not only by changing personal preventive behavior but through research based on applied medical science, such as developments in chemotherapy and vaccines, already efficacious to prevent hepatitis A and B and some genital human papilloma virus infections, should be pursued. Venereology, as a major component of dermatovenereology, not only encompasses all of pathology, internal medicine, and therapeutics, but also, most importantly, sexual behavior and its consequences as part of humanity. It also has a major role in community medicine and public health, where the world of medicine meets politics and the media. Sexually transmitted infections have always affected human beings. If STIs are not prevented, not only are there the immediate consequences requiring medical intervention, but also long term results of chronic morbidity, such as infertility in women and congenital syphilis, and in some instances, such as syphilis, viral hepatitis, genital human papilloma virus infection and its neoplastic sequaelae, and HIV/AIDS, an early death.