Journal profile · REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Journal of Ovarian Research
ISSN 1757-2215 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Founded 2008
Journal of Ovarian Research: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.28; fully open access; APC about USD 3,490; median 118 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 359 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ovarian Research is published by BioMed Central 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 Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Ovarian function and disorders and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, together about 52% of its articles. Its main subfields are Reproductive Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Ovarian Research is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing basic, translational, and clinical understanding of ovarian biology across the lifespan, in health and disease. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for high-quality research that defines the molecular, cellular, physiological, and pathological mechanisms underlying ovarian function and dysfunction, and their broader systemic implications. Topics include, but are not limited to: • Ovarian development, folliculogenesis, and hormone regulation • Ovarian ageing and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) • Infertility, Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) / Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) and decreased ovarian reserve • Ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and precursor lesions • Benign ovarian conditions and disease mechanisms • Drug discovery, repurposing, and targeted therapies and emerging treatments for ovarian dysfunction • Emerging technologies, omics, biomarkers, and advanced diagnostics • Artificial intelligence and machine learning in prediction, diagnosis, and treatment • Stem cells, microbiome, organoids, and in vitro models • Epidemiology, health disparities, and access to care
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Adam R KarpfPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 41 in mainland China (about 20%); most named United States 50, Mainland China 41, Canada 25, Japan 20, Italy 12 (203 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine17.8%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine17.4%
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentMedicine16.8%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine5.3%
- Reproductive System and PregnancyImmunology and Microbiology3.8%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine3.5%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.2%
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 | Reproductive Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 5.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,340OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 352LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,485 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 334 | 334 | 140 |
| 2025 | 359 | 359 | 1,609 |
| 2024 | 254 | 254 | 2,707 |
| 2023 | 240 | 240 | 3,725 |
| 2022 | 141 | 141 | 2,986 |
| 2021 | 179 | 179 | 4,129 |
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
118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 199 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (750 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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 2,990 / USD 3,490 / GBP 2,590 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,290 / USD 3,190 / EUR 2,690 | 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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteExcerpts 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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1757-2215
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Journal of Ovarian Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Ovarian Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Ovarian Research is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category 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 Journal of Ovarian Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.28; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Ovarian Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 118 days (interquartile range 83–199 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Journal of Ovarian Research based?
Of the 203 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 41 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (50), Mainland China (41) and Canada (25). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Ovarian Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ovarian Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Ovarian Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ovarian Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .