Journal profile · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Reproductive and Developmental Medicine
ISSN 2096-2924 · eISSN 2589-8728 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Reproductive and Developmental Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 23 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reproductive and Developmental Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and is in Zone 4 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 Reproductive System and Pregnancy, together about 41.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Reproductive Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Opioid use during pregnancy is common and has been shown to affect fetal growth, increasing from 6.5 to 23 per 1,000 live births over the past decade. Prenatal exposure to opioids can result in neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) and is associated with a higher incidence of fetal growth restriction, including lower weight, shorter length, and smaller head circumference at delivery. The goal of the current study was to determine whether growth deficits observed at birth in opioid-exposed infants persisted over the first year of life.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Cong-Jian XuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine16.9%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine12.9%
- Reproductive System and PregnancyImmunology and Microbiology11.6%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine8.1%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine6.2%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine4.9%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine4.6%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
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 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY · rank 114/143
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 387 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 17 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 61 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 76 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 181 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 108 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (25% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 23 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-2924
- Electronic ISSN
- 2589-8728
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reproductive and Developmental Medicine
What CAS zone is Reproductive and Developmental Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Reproductive and Developmental Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 23 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.
What JCR quartile is Reproductive and Developmental Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Q4 (114/143). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Reproductive and Developmental Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Reproductive and Developmental Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Reproductive and Developmental Medicine is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .