Journal profile · Medicine-Family Practice
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
ISSN 2673-3153 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Reproductive Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 46 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); 190 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Reproductive Health is published by Frontiers Media S.A. 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 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Global Maternal and Child Health, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Reproductive Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Reproductive Health is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes research from all scientific, clinical, and policy perspectives relevant to human reproductive health. The journal aims to bring together research from different backgrounds, including biologic, sociologic, clinical care and systems, and policy, to bridge gaps in understanding and improve reproductive health outcomes across the human lifecourse. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof. Stacey A Missmer, (College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA), Frontiers in Reproductive Health welcomes research contributions in the various domains of reproductive health, from gynecologic health, fertility, menstrual and reproductive transitions, sexually transmitted infections; nutritional, behavioral, and environmental factors; policy, access to care, and ethics; and social science research. Current Section Topics include: adolescent reproductive health and well-being andrology assisted reproduction gynecology HIV and STIs menopause reproductive epidemiology. The journal welcomes submissions that support and advance the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 3: good health and well-being and SDG 5: Gender Equality, which identifies reproductive health and rights and as a key area for ensuring and promoting good health and well-being for all. Manuscripts that focus on general medical care or sociologic or policy implications for medical care or biologic understanding without relevance to reproductive health and/or its relation to health across the lifecourse are not suitable for publication in this journal. The journal's scope requires that submissions contribute to the understanding of reproductive biology or related to reproductive health. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Reproductive health is committed to advancing developments in the field of reproductive health by ensuring unrestricted access to articles, allowing researchers and the public alike to access and benefit from scientific knowledge. By enabling the dissemination of scientific breakthroughs, we strive to contribute to the improvement of reproductive health worldwide. Frontiers in Reproductive Health is
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Family Practice
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, United Kingdom 3, Qatar 2, Kenya 2, India 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions13.3%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine11.7%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine9%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine6.4%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine5.6%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine5.4%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine5.2%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
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 4 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, Crossref
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)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 176LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 968 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 269 | 269 | 112 |
| 2025 | 190 | 190 | 501 |
| 2024 | 130 | 130 | 654 |
| 2023 | 148 | 148 | 1,716 |
| 2022 | 114 | 114 | 1,918 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | 1,795 |
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
46 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 36 days – 69 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 72 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (491 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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 2,550 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 2,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,125 | Yes | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–8
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
Figures, tables, and images published under CC-BY; permission required for copyrighted material from other sources. Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
Open access under Creative Commons CC-BY license (version 4.0) for all articles from July 2012 onwards; authors retain copyright. Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Manuscripts must meet international English language standards. Model summary
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2673-3153
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Reproductive Health
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Reproductive Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers in Reproductive Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Reproductive Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Reproductive Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Reproductive Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 46 days (interquartile range 36–69 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Reproductive Health based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (3) and Qatar (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Reproductive Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Reproductive Health is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Reproductive Health open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Reproductive Health is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .