Journal profile · Medicine-Reproductive Medicine
Fertility Reproduction
ISSN 2661-3182 · eISSN 2661-3174 · World Scientific Publishing · Singapore
Fertility Reproduction: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 60% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2019 (Volume 08): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fertility Reproduction is published by World Scientific Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reproductive Health and Technologies, Reproductive Biology and Fertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy, together about 59.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Reproductive Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fertility & Reproduction is a Journal, for the publication of original research (both clinical and basic science) and review articles on the entire field of reproductive medicine and surgery, including subfertility, andrology, embryology, counselling, nursing and psychology in reproductive medicine, fertility preservation, early pregnancy and birth outcomes following fertility treatment, female and male reproductive health, reproductive genetics, male and female contraception, sexual health and ethics and legal aspects of reproductive medicine, transgender medicine, midlife medicine, IVF, medical assisted reproduction, endometriosis, adenomyosis and artificial intelligence. The Journal will also consider case reports if they are judged to be of widespread clinical interest. The Journal is interested in publishing the results of prospective clinical trials (particularly randomised controlled trials) whether the results are positive or negative.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Reproductive Medicine
Editor-in-chief Padma Rekha JirgePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 10%); most named India 4, Hong Kong, China 3, Philippines 3, Mainland China 2, Australia 2 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine24.6%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine21.1%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine13.7%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine7%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine5.6%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine4.2%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine3.9%
- Reproductive System and PregnancyImmunology and Microbiology3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 362/466 | — |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | Q4 | 172/218 | — |
| Reproductive Medicine | Q4 | 80/99 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.19Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.17Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 85 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 113 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 102 |
| 2023 | 473 | 473 | 67 |
| 2022 | 145 | 145 | 43 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 39 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
35 daysfirst decision after review · community reports about 16 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 60%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- brief communicationerimental findings or great advances. A brief communication should be organized in the same way as original articles and should be limited to 1,500 words. The n…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialnd debates in the scope of the journal. Editorials generally should not exceed 1,000 words, excluding references, tables, and figures. Brief Communicamain text ≤ 1,000 words
- technical noteences: References should not exceed 10. Technical Notes Technical notes should not exceed 1,500 words. The abstract should not exceed 150 words, and must be wri…main text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use
AI use must be disclosed and acknowledged Model summary
The use of AI in preparing a manuscript must be disclosed, acknowledged and detailed in the title page of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authorship standards adopted from ICJME Model summary
The journal has adopted the standards of authorship recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest disclosure required Model summary
The Journal requires authors to disclose all and any potential conflicts of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity and COPE core practices. Model summary
The ethical policy of World Scientific Publishing journals follows the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity. It is also guided by the core practices and policies outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transfer form required Model summary
All authors must sign and send a copy of the journal's "Copyright Transfer" form.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND) License Article Processing Charge The publication costs for the journal are covered by the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE), so authors do not need to pay an article processing charge. Copyright of journal articles is held by ASPIRE (The Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction).
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
- World Scientific Publishing
- Country or region
- Singapore
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2661-3182
- Electronic ISSN
- 2661-3174
- Society / sponsor
- Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 08 (2019)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fertility Reproduction
How long does peer review take at Fertility Reproduction?
The publisher reports about 35 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 60%. 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 Fertility Reproduction?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Cover letter: Required. 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 Fertility Reproduction based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (4), Hong Kong, China (3) and Philippines (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fertility Reproduction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fertility Reproduction is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Fertility Reproduction open access, and what is the APC?
Fertility Reproduction is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .