Launched 4 April 2019 · 12th SAFOG congress, Dhaka
Sexual & Reproductive Rights in South Asia: A Critical Review
The combined work of gynaecologists from across the region, edited by Dr Rubina Sohail and Dr Narendra Malhotra.
The Journalof SAFOG.
An open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal for clinical guidelines, operative skills and research among the member countries, published since 2009.
2009First published
6Issues a year since 2019
8Newsletter issues, 2018 to 2024
A platform for the region.
The Journal of the South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (JSAFOG) shares professional activities, clinical practice guidelines, operative skill updates and nursing and midwifery practice among the member countries.
It gives members access to peer-reviewed, clinically oriented knowledge suited to the specific needs of the region.
- Founder editor
- Dr Narendra Malhotra
- Emeritus editor
- Prof Rashid Latif Khan
- Editor-in-chief since 2015
- Dr Jaideep Malhotra
- Joint editor
- Prof Dr Ruchika Garg, SN Medical College, Agra
- Journal Committee chair at launch
- Prof Alokendu Chatterjee
- Publisher
- Jaypee
The journal’s journey.
From a launch in 2009, when editors asked friends to send in their research, to six issues a year.
2009Launched, with Jaypee as publisher
6Issues a year from 2019
ScopusIndexed
DVDA theme-based DVD with early issues
- 2009
The journal is instituted to share professional experience in obstetrics and gynaecology. Each issue comes with a theme-based DVD, which made it popular with medical college libraries.
- 2015
In its seventh year, Dr Narendra Malhotra completes his tenure as editor-in-chief and Dr Jaideep Malhotra takes over. Prof Dr Ruchika Garg joins as joint editor.
- 2016
Published three times a year until now, the journal sets out to become quarterly, with more articles in each issue.
- 2018
Two special issues join four regular issues.
- 2019
The journal moves to six issues a year, a new issue every second month. It is indexed in Scopus.
- 2022
Work continues on the quality, popularity and regularity of the journal.
The way forward.
Aims the journal team has set out.
Become the most relevant and comprehensive journal for doctors in South and South East Asia
Move to monthly publication
Become self-sustaining
Start a CME programme for members
The SAFOG Newsletter.
Every issue since 2018, free to read as a PDF.
SAFOG NewsletterDrag to browse · 8 issues
October 2024Latest issue · PDF
July 2023PDF
September 2022Silver Jubilee issue · PDF
May 2022PDF
January 2022PDF
2021, issue 2PDF
2021, issue 1PDF
2018First issue · PDF
Books and declarations.
Consensus and scholarship from across the region.
2009 · Dhaka
The Dhaka Declaration
A consensus statement of the South Asian region on maternal and neonatal health, agreed at the SAFOG conference in March 2009. It was the idea of Prof A. B. Bhuiyan.
Publications
Reports and papers
Committee reports and congress reports are published with each committee and on the events page.