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International Journal of Sexual Health
ISSN 1931-7611 · eISSN 1931-762X · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Sexual Health: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.22; hybrid open access; median 187 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Sexual Health is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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, Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology and Sexual function and dysfunction studies, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions15.6%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyPsychology12.8%
- Sexual function and dysfunction studiesMedicine11.7%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology9.9%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine7.7%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4%
- Gender Roles and Identity StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 2 |
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 832 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 70 | 23 |
| 2025 | 78 | 69 | 69 |
| 2024 | 57 | 56 | 298 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 376 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 315 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 1,434 |
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
187 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 277 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 211 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (210 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".
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1931-7611
- Electronic ISSN
- 1931-762X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sexual Health
What CAS zone is International Journal of Sexual Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Sexual Health is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Psychology, Clinical / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 International Journal of Sexual Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.22; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Sexual Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 187 days (interquartile range 132–277 days). 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 International Journal of Sexual Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Sexual Health is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Sexual Health open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Sexual Health 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .