Journal profile · Urology & Nephrology
Journal of Sexual Medicine
ISSN 1743-6095 · eISSN 1743-6109 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2004
Journal of Sexual Medicine: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; median 109 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: hard; 1,357 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sexual Medicine is published by Elsevier Inc. 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 Sexual function and dysfunction studies, Hormonal and reproductive studies and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, together about 50% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Urology & Nephrology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sexual function and dysfunction studiesMedicine32.2%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine10.1%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyPsychology7.7%
- Genital Health and DiseaseMedicine7.3%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine5.5%
- Sexual Differentiation and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting IssuesMedicine3.9%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine3.9%
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 | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urology & Nephrology | 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 | Urology & Nephrology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103LetPub ·
- h-index
- 179OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,236OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 218LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,202 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,356 | 141 | 62 |
| 2025 | 1,357 | 1,048 | 651 |
| 2024 | 1,689 | 1,123 | 1,312 |
| 2023 | 1,114 | 968 | 2,309 |
| 2022 | 1,143 | 141 | 2,389 |
| 2021 | 428 | 108 | 4,047 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 64 days – 175 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (795 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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1743-6095
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-6109
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sexual Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Sexual Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Sexual Medicine is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Urology & Nephrology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Sexual Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.44; CiteScore 4, h-index 179.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sexual Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 64–175 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 Journal of Sexual Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sexual Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Sexual Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sexual Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .