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Announcing the winner of the John J. Sciarra IJGO Prize Paper Award for 2016

The editors of the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (IJGO) are pleased to announce the winner of the prize paper award for the best clinical research paper from a lowor middleincome country published in the IJGO during 2016. The winning paper is: Nabih I. El Khouly, Ashraf M. Meligy. Randomized controlled trial comparing ondansetron and placebo for the reduction of spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension during elective cesarean delivery in Egypt. Int J Gynecol Obstet 2016;135:205–9. It was published in the November 2016 issue of the IJGO. This award brings with it a stipend of £800, a certificate of recognition, and complimentary access to the online version of the IJGO for a period of 1 year from the date the prize is awarded. All clinical research articles submitted to the IJGO from lowand middleincome countries that were published in 2016 were considered for this prize. The paper was chosen from 103 qualifying articles. Selection and review were undertaken by the editors and the decision was endorsed by the Editorial Board of the IJGO. Additional papers that are worthy of special recognition are awarded an honorable mention. While the honorable mention recognition does not include a financial award, each author receives a certificate of recognition and a letter of commendation from the editors of the IJGO. The IJGO Prize Paper Award was established in 1998 for the purpose of encouraging investigators, especially young scientists, from lowand middleincome countries to submit their best clinical research articles for publication in the Journal. The IJGO is the official publication of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), the primary international organization for the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology. FIGO is dedicated to enhancing the health care of women worldwide. The following 11 papers receive an honorable mention.