Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
ISSN 1362-5187 · eISSN 1473-0782 · Informa Healthcare · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1996
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.92; hybrid open access; median 83 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE is published by Informa Healthcare 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 Health and Contraception, Global Maternal and Child Health and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, together about 47.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board The Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health, The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care publishes original peer-reviewed research papers as well as review papers and other appropriate educational material. The Editors welcome submissions from members of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health and also from non-members anywhere in the world. The topics in the interest of the Journal are: Contraception Sexual health and sexual infections Abortion All aspects of reproductive health excluding infertility and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures related topics Sexual identity (for example gender, sexual orientation, pornography, female mutilation, etc.) The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care accepts the following types of article: Original Research Short Communication Review (Systematic and Meta-Analyses, Narrative) Expert Opinion Debate/Opinion paper Editorial Letter to the Editor/Case Report Special Report Peer Review Policy: All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous reviewing by independent reviewers. Read full aims and scope
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine30.1%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine10.7%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions7.1%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine6.4%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine4.5%
- Menstrual Health and DisordersMedicine4%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine3.6%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine3.3%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.92LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 933OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,979 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 65 | 26 | 87 |
| 2024 | 54 | 31 | 209 |
| 2023 | 55 | 24 | 210 |
| 2022 | 65 | 33 | 741 |
| 2021 | 82 | 25 | 896 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 140 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 107 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (123 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted8
- debate/opinion paperDebate/Opinion paperLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- expert opinionExpert OpinionLength not stated
- letter to the editor/case reportLetter to the Editor/Case ReportLength not stated
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- review (systematic and meta-analyses, narrative)Review (Systematic and Meta-Analyses, Narrative)Length not stated
- short communicationShort CommunicationLength not stated
- special reportSpecial ReportLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: rigorous peer review with initial editor screening and anonymous reviewing by independent reviewers. Model summary
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous reviewing by independent reviewers.
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1362-5187
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-0782
- Society / sponsor
- European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
What CAS zone is EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Obstetrics & Gynecology. 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 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.92; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 47–140 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE open access, and what is the APC?
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .