Journal profile · Medicine-Embryology
FS Reports
ISSN 2666-3341 · Elsevier · United States
FS Reports: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,000; median 115 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); 120 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
FS Reports is published by Elsevier and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reproductive Health and Technologies, Ovarian function and disorders and Reproductive Biology and Fertility, together about 47.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Reproductive Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
F&S Reports, part of the Fertility and Sterility family of journals, is an open access journal that publishes peer-reviewed original scientific articles in clinical and translational research in areas relevant to reproductive medicine, including, but not limited to: male and female reproductive endocrinology, gynecology, urology, developmental biology, physiology, genetics, contraception and family planning, menopausal medicine, and reproductive epidemiology that have strong potential to transform clinical practice.F&S Reports accepts original research, case reports, and opinion/editorial submissions.F&S Reports does not accept systematic reviews, meta-analyses, mini-reviews, or critical analytic reviews of published literature.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Embryology
Editor-in-chief Richard J. PaulsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 30 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine17.2%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine16%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine14.2%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine10.9%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine5.1%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine4.7%
- Gynecological conditions and treatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine3.4%
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)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 3 |
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
PubMedPublisher website
Other: 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)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 644 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 87 | 12 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | 92 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | 136 |
| 2023 | 86 | 86 | 431 |
| 2022 | 94 | 94 | 697 |
| 2021 | 95 | 95 | 841 |
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
115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 167 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 135 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (209 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | USD 2,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,000 / EUR 1,870 / GBP 1,600 / JPY 248,060 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,000 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- systematic reviews; meta-analyses
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- case reportPlease use the CARE checklist while preparing your submission. Submission of the checklist is not required, but attestation that the checklist was followed shou…Length not stated
- correspondenceReviewsF&S Reports accepts unsolicited mini-reviews but does not accept systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or critical analytic reviews of published literature.…Length not stated
- letterThese are brief, specific responses to articles published in F&S Reports. Length 1000 words, no more than 5 references. Letters will be edited for content, then…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 5
- letters-to-the-editorThese are brief, specific responses to articles published in F&S Reports. Length 1000 words, no more than 5 references.Length not stated
- meta-analysisReviewsF&S Reports accepts unsolicited mini-reviews but does not accept systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or critical analytic reviews of published literature.…Length not stated
- original articleIntroduction State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Material an…Length not stated
- reviewReviewsF&S Reports accepts unsolicited mini-reviews but does not accept systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or critical analytic reviews of published literature.…Length not stated
- reviewsF&S Reports accepts unsolicited mini-reviews but does not accept systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or critical analytic reviews of published literature.Length not stated
- systematic reviewReviewsF&S Reports accepts unsolicited mini-reviews but does not accept systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or critical analytic reviews of published literature.…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
To meet the criteria for authorship, in accordance with the F&S Reports instructions for authors, all authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, AND (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, AND (3) final approval …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. If there are no conflicts of interest then pleas…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Scientific Misconduct
Definition: The DHHS Office of Research Integrity defines plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification.The ASRM accepts these definitions and considers them to constitute scientific misconduct. Additional unethical behavior that comprises scientific misconduct includes: submission of results from animal or clinical research that was conducted without appropriate approval and written, informed consen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete an "Exclusive License Agreement" (more information). Permitted third party reuse of gold open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This is a gold open access journal. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative Commons user licenses: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND). For non-commercial purposes, lets others distribute and copy the article, and to include in a collective work (such as an anthology), as long as they credit the author(s) and provided they do not alter or mo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Peer-reviewed, open access journal Model summary
This journal operates a single-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by an editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles.F & S Rep…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-3341
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about FS Reports
What CAS zone is FS Reports in?
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 FS Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at FS Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 45–167 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of FS Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; 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 FS Reports based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (30). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index FS Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, FS Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is FS Reports open access, and what is the APC?
FS Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,000.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .