Journal profile · Multiple
Human Reproduction Open
ISSN 2399-3529 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
Human Reproduction Open: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.4; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 153 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Reproduction Open is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ovarian function and disorders, Reproductive Biology and Fertility and Reproductive Health and Technologies, together about 46% of its articles. Its main subfields are Reproductive Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
HROpen is the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology's fully open access journal in reproductive medicine. It seeks to improve the understan
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Edgardo SomiglianaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 11, Germany 11, Italy 10, United Kingdom 5, Finland 4 (73 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine16.9%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine15.7%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine13.4%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine7.6%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine6.3%
- Reproductive System and PregnancyImmunology and Microbiology6.3%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine4.7%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 8.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 18.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 279OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 570 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 84 | 51 |
| 2025 | 81 | 81 | 380 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | 977 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 1,348 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 3,939 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 1,654 |
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
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 223 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (174 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | EUR 1,925 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,021 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,925 | 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)
Article types accepted1
- opinionHyperestrogenic Imprinting and Developmental Origins of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Sun-Wei Guo and Paola Viganò The pathogenesis of endometriosis and adenomy…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints
No pre-submission scope queries considered Model summary
Human Reproduction Open does not consider pre-submission scope queries.
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2399-3529
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 2026, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Human Reproduction Open
What CAS zone is Human Reproduction Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Human Reproduction Open is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology / Reproductive Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Human Reproduction Open?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.4; CiteScore 18.6, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Human Reproduction Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 119–223 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Human Reproduction Open based?
Of the 73 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Germany (11) and Italy (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Human Reproduction Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Reproduction Open is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Human Reproduction Open open access, and what is the APC?
Human Reproduction Open is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .