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Volume 59 Number 1 January 2018 Aims and Scope Investigative and Clinical Urology (Investig Clin Urol, ICUrology) is an international, peer-reviewed, platinum open access journal published bimonthly. ICUrology aims to provide outstanding scientific and clinical research articles, that will advance knowledge and understanding of urological diseases and current therapeutic treatments. ICUrology publishes Original Articles, Rapid Communications, Review Articles, Special Articles, Innovations in Urology, Editorials, and Letters to the Editor, with a focus on the following areas of expertise: - Precision Medicine in Urology - Urological Oncology - Robotics/Laparoscopy - Endourology/Urolithiasis - Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction - Female Urology - Sexual Dysfunction/Infertility - Infection/Inflammation - Reconstruction/Transplantation - Geriatric Urology - Pediatric Urology - Basic/Translational Research One of the notable features of ICUrology is the application of multimedia platforms facilitating easy-to-access online video clips of newly developed surgical techniques from the journal's website, by a QR (quick response) code located in the article, or via YouTube. ICUrology provides current and highly relevant knowledge to a broad audience at the cutting edge of urological research and clinical practice. About the Journal Investigative and Clinical Urology (pISSN 2466-0493; eISSN 2466-054X) is the official journal of the Korean Urological Association, the Korean Endourological Society, and the Korean Society of Pediatric Urology. This journal was first published in 1960 and the title was ‘ Taehan Pinyogikwa Hakhoe chi ’ (ISSN 0494-4747). The journal was renamed as the ‘ Korean Journal of Urology ’ (pISSN 2005-6737; eISSN 2005-6745) in February 2009, and was changed to Investigative and Clinical Urology ’ from the January issue of 2016. The abbreviated journal name is Investig Clin Urol. For submission instructions, subscription information, and all other information, visit http://www.icurology.org. Investigative and Clinical Urology is indexed in MEDLINE, PubMed, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals, Embase, ScienceCentral, KoreaMed, KoMCI Web, KoreaMed Synapse, Korea Citation Index, and EBSCO. This journal is supported by a Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) Grant funded by the Korean Government. Publisher: Jun Cheon, M.D., Ph.D. Published by The Korean Urological Association Room 103-1102, Park Tower Officetel, 67 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04385, Korea Tel: +82-2-573-8190, Fax: +82-2-573-8192, E-mail: [email protected] Printed by MEDrang Inc. 8-17 WorldCupbuk-ro 5ga-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04001, Korea Tel: +82-2-325-2093, Fax: +82-2-325-2095, E-mail: [email protected] © 2018 The Korean Urological Association. cc The Investigative and Clinical Urology is an Open Access Journal. All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This paper meets the requirements of KS X ISO 9706, ISO 9706-1994 and ANSI/NISO Z.39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper).

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Page 1: Aims and Scope - ICUrologyAims and Scope Investigative and Clinical Urology (Investig Clin Urol, ICUrology) is an international, peer-reviewed, platinum open access journal published

Volume 59 Number 1 January 2018

Aims and ScopeInvestigative and Clinical Urology (Investig Clin Urol, ICUrology) is an international, peer-reviewed, platinum open access

journal published bimonthly. ICUrology aims to provide outstanding scientific and clinical research articles, that will advance knowledge and understanding of urological diseases and current therapeutic treatments. ICUrology publishes Original Articles, Rapid Communications, Review Articles, Special Articles, Innovations in Urology, Editorials, and Letters to the Editor, with a focus on the following areas of expertise:

- Precision Medicine in Urology- Urological Oncology- Robotics/Laparoscopy- Endourology/Urolithiasis- Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction- Female Urology- Sexual Dysfunction/Infertility- Infection/Inflammation- Reconstruction/Transplantation- Geriatric Urology- Pediatric Urology- Basic/Translational ResearchOne of the notable features of ICUrology is the application of multimedia platforms facilitating easy-to-access online video

clips of newly developed surgical techniques from the journal's website, by a QR (quick response) code located in the article, or via YouTube. ICUrology provides current and highly relevant knowledge to a broad audience at the cutting edge of urological research and clinical practice.

About the JournalInvestigative and Clinical Urology (pISSN 2466-0493; eISSN 2466-054X) is the official journal of the Korean Urological

Association, the Korean Endourological Society, and the Korean Society of Pediatric Urology. This journal was first published in 1960 and the title was ‘Taehan Pinyogikwa Hakhoe chi’ (ISSN 0494-4747). The journal

was renamed as the ‘Korean Journal of Urology’ (pISSN 2005-6737; eISSN 2005-6745) in February 2009, and was changed to ‘Investigative and Clinical Urology’ from the January issue of 2016. The abbreviated journal name is Investig Clin Urol. For submission instructions, subscription information, and all other information, visit http://www.icurology.org.

Investigative and Clinical Urology is indexed in MEDLINE, PubMed, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals, Embase, ScienceCentral, KoreaMed, KoMCI Web, KoreaMed Synapse, Korea Citation Index, and EBSCO. This journal is supported by a Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) Grant funded by the Korean Government.

Publisher: Jun Cheon, M.D., Ph.D.Published by The Korean Urological AssociationRoom 103-1102, Park Tower Officetel, 67 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04385, KoreaTel: +82-2-573-8190, Fax: +82-2-573-8192, E-mail: [email protected] by MEDrang Inc. 8-17 WorldCupbuk-ro 5ga-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04001, KoreaTel: +82-2-325-2093, Fax: +82-2-325-2095, E-mail: [email protected] © 2018 The Korean Urological Association.cc The Investigative and Clinical Urology is an Open Access Journal. All articles are distributed under the terms of the

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

This paper meets the requirements of KS X ISO 9706, ISO 9706-1994 and ANSI/NISO Z.39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper).