Journal profile · Medicine-Reproductive Medicine
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
ISSN 2515-1991 · eISSN 2515-2009 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.15; hybrid open access; median 102 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health is published by BMJ Publishing Group and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reproductive Health and Contraception, Global Maternal and Child Health and Reproductive Health and Technologies, together about 53.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A journal publishing multiprofessional global research, reviews and comment on sexual and reproductive health & contraception. An official journal of the FSRH
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Reproductive Medicine
Editor-in-chief Sharon CameronPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine32.4%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine13.3%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine8.1%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions5.8%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine5.7%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine3.6%
- COVID-19 Impact on ReproductionMedicine3%
- Reproductive System and PregnancyImmunology and Microbiology2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 167OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 673 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 28 | 11 |
| 2025 | 64 | 34 | 61 |
| 2024 | 87 | 53 | 315 |
| 2023 | 48 | 26 | 292 |
| 2022 | 49 | 23 | 390 |
| 2021 | 89 | 51 | 1,144 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 136 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 84 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 205 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (176 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2515-1991
- Electronic ISSN
- 2515-2009
- Society / sponsor
- College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
What CAS zone is BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Family Studies / Obstetrics & Gynecology / Social Sciences, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.15; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 72–136 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health open access, and what is the APC?
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .