Journal profile · Medicine-Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contraception: X
ISSN 2590-1516 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Contraception: X: fully open access; APC about USD 2,860; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Title discontinued as of 2025 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contraception: X is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reproductive Health and Contraception, Male Reproductive Health Studies and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, together about 57.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Obstetrics and Gynecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine38.2%
- Male Reproductive Health StudiesHealth Professions11.2%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine8.5%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions6.1%
- International Human Rights and Reproductive LawSocial Sciences4.1%
- Pregnancy and Medication ImpactMedicine3.4%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine3%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | Q2 | 60/218 | 72nd |
| Reproductive Medicine | Q2 | 29/99 | 71st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.85OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 113 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 331 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 314 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 272 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 222 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 139 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 4 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,860 / EUR 2,680 / GBP 2,290 / JPY 354,730 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2590-1516
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contraception: X
How long does peer review take at Contraception: X?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks. 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 Contraception: X?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contraception: X is indexed in Scopus.
Is Contraception: X open access, and what is the APC?
Contraception: X is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,860.
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: .