Fertility and pregnancy: Forum introduction and some thoughts on the role of electronic journals in the scientific information evolution

I soon learned that this was not an easy task. Scientific output is a precious commodity and appropriate "placement" of a manuscript is a carefully considered endeavour. To publish good work in a new journal with no impact index is regarded by many as waste of effort with a negligible effect on one's CV. This was more or less the tenor of some of the responses which I received to my solicitation of contributions. This reaction caught me by surprise. Medicine in General and reproductive biology in particular has developed tremendously in the past two decades.