Journal profile · Multiple
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM
ISSN 2233-8233 · eISSN 2233-8241 · Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 150; median 82 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: CERM provides the electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content in the event the journal is no longer published by archiving in PubMed Central and National Library of Korea. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM is published by Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Ovarian function and disorders and Sperm and Testicular Function, together about 51.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Reproductive Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine (CERM) is an open access, peer-reviewed international journal in the field of reproductive medicine. CERM is an official journal of the Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Korean Society for Assisted Reproduction, the Pacific Society for Reproductive Medicine and Korean Society for Fertility Preservation. CERM publishes original articles, comprehensive and systematic review articles, case reports, brief communications and letters to the editor in clinical and laboratory research relevant to reproductive endocrinology, physiology, immunology, genetics, urology/andrology, epidemiology, surgery, infertility, assisted reproduction, fertility preservation, developmental biology, and basic science for reproduction. CERM improves the understanding of reproductive medicine and the quality of clinical care. CERM encourages clinical and basic research in the field of reproductive medicine, and facilitates and promotes excellence in professional education. The journal is an indispensable resource to reproductive endocrinologists, obstetricians, gynecologists, urologists, and basic scientists who investigate the problems of fertility, sterility and the physiology of reproduction. The highest scientific and editorial standards are maintained, along with a rapid rate of peer review and publication. CERM publishes four issues per year on the 1st day of March, June, September and December. CERM is covered by the following major indexing services: PubMed, SCOPUS, and Emerging Sources Citation Index (eSCI).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Byung Chul JeePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 30, United States 6, Japan 3, Hong Kong, China 2, Taiwan, China 2 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine20.6%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine17.9%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine13.3%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine8%
- Reproductive System and PregnancyImmunology and Microbiology6%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine4.2%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine4%
- Gynecological conditions and treatmentsMedicine3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: SCOPE
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 268OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 741 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 9 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 64 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 183 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 258 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 380 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 667 |
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 Crossref · to
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 64 days – 126 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 207 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 312 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (133 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".
Other sources
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 150 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- brief communicationferences, Table, and Figure legend). 5. Brief communication Brief communication submissions should be limited to 2,000 words of text and a maximum of one figure…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- case reportthe place of unstructured abstract. 4. Case report Case reports should be succinct, informative, and limited to 2,000 words of text (including Title page, 150-w…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- original articleARTICLE CATEGORY Review Original article Case report OthersLength not stated
- othersARTICLE CATEGORY Review Original article Case report OthersLength not stated
- reviewARTICLE CATEGORY Review Original article Case report OthersLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship 4. Authorship
The CERM follows the recommendations for authorship by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE, http://www.icmje.org). Authors should have made significant conceptual, intellectual, experimental, and analytical contributions to the research, as well as having participated in writing and revising the manuscript. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability III. COPYRIGHTS, OPEN ACCESS, AND CLINICAL DATA SHARING POLICY
1. Copyrights A submitted manuscript, when published will become the property of the journal. The copyrights of all published materials are owned by the Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Korean Society for Assisted Reproduction, the Pacific Society for Reproductive Medicine and Korean Society for Fertility Preservation. Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. Process for scientific misconduct
When the journal faces suspected cases of research and publication misconduct such as redundant (duplicate) publication, plagiarism, fraudulent or fabricated data, changes in authorship, an undisclosed conflict of interest, ethical problems with a submitted manuscript, a reviewer who has appropriated an author’s idea or data, complaints against editors, and so on, the resolution process will be co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access III. COPYRIGHTS, OPEN ACCESS, AND CLINICAL DATA SHARING POLICY
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
1. Copyrights A submitted manuscript, when published will become the property of the journal. The copyrights of all published materials are owned by the Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Korean Society for Assisted Reproduction, the Pacific Society for Reproductive Medicine and Korean Society for Fertility Preservation. Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review VIII. PEER REVIEW PROCESS
All manuscripts will be evaluated by two peer reviewers who are selected by the editors. The acceptance criteria for all papers are based on the quality and originality of the research and its clinical and scientific significance. An initial decision will normally be made within 4 weeks of receipt of a manuscript, and the reviewers’ comments are sent to the corresponding authors. Revised manuscrip…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Archived in PubMed Central/Europe PMC and National Library of Korea Model summary
Full text of CERM has been archived in PubMed Central (PMC)/Europe PMC (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/1702/) and National Library of Korea (https://www.nl.go.kr/) from the 46th volume, 2019.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine
- ISSN
- 2233-8233
- Electronic ISSN
- 2233-8241
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM
What CAS zone is Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology / Reproductive Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 64–126 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (30), United States (6) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine-CERM is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .