Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
ISSN 1072-3714 · eISSN 1530-0374 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.62; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 96 days to acceptance (21 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 228 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments, Estrogen and related hormone effects and Phytoestrogen effects and research, together about 49.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Menopause, published monthly, provides a forum for new research, applied basic science, and clinical guidelines on all aspects of menopause. The scope and usefulness of the journal extend beyond gynecology, encompassing many varied biomedical areas, including internal medicine, family practice, medical subspecialties such as cardiology and geriatrics, epidemiology, pathology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and pharmacology. This forum is essential to help integrate these areas, highlight needs for future research, and enhance health care.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Editor-in-chief Isaac SchiffPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Menopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsMedicine33.5%
- Estrogen and related hormone effectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
- Phytoestrogen effects and researchMedicine5.4%
- Sexual function and dysfunction studiesMedicine5%
- Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine5%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine4.1%
- Sex and Gender in HealthcareMedicine3.9%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine3.3%
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 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
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 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY · rank 18/143
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 3.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,838OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 132LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 191 | 59 | 55 |
| 2025 | 228 | 65 | 436 |
| 2024 | 185 | 59 | 1,303 |
| 2023 | 165 | 61 | 1,689 |
| 2022 | 225 | 66 | 2,888 |
| 2021 | 201 | 59 | 3,428 |
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
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 113 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 71 days (21 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 167 days
- Sample
- 21 articles with submission and acceptance dates (29 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1072-3714
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-0374
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
What CAS zone is Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology. 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 Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.62; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 148.
How long does peer review take at Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 21 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 56–113 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
What JCR quartile is Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Q1 (18/143). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society open access, and what is the APC?
Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .