Journal profile · Multiple
Womens Reproductive Health
ISSN 2329-3691 · eISSN 2329-3713
Womens Reproductive Health: impact factor 1.6 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 170 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 97 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Womens Reproductive Health's largest topics are Menstrual Health and Disorders, Reproductive Health and Contraception and Reproductive Health and Technologies, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Women's Reproductive Health is a subscription-based, international, and interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the improvement of women’s reproductive health and well-being across the lifespan. It publishes high-quality, original research and scholarship, emphasizing feminist perspectives. The journal’s audience spans public health, nursing, medicine, psychology, sociology, anthropology, women’s studies, queer studies, the humanities, and other allied fields. The range of appropriate topics of interest to the journal is broad, including: Menarche Menstruation Menopause Endometriosis PCOS Premenstrual distress Vulvodynia Pregnancy Birthing Breastfeeding Miscarriage Stillbirth Fertility and infertility Assisted reproductive technologies Contraception and abortion Reproductive cancers Sexually transmitted infections Disorders related to reproductive events (e.g., osteoporosis, fistulas, migraines, postpartum depression). Submissions focused on marginalized populations are welcome, including people who are LGBTQ, disabled, or culturally and linguistically diverse (e.g. migrant and refugee women, women of colour, indigenous women). If you are unsure about the relevance of your manuscript for the journal, please contact the Editor. The journal is a publication of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research ( www.menstruationresearch.org), which was founded in 1979 by a multidisciplinary group of researchers, health care providers, public policy makers, women’s health activists, and students to advance a woman-centered understanding of women’s reproductive processes and experiences. The journal welcomes for consideration original research utilizing a range of methods – quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, arts based; theoretical and review articles; commentaries; book and media reviews; and occasional short pieces of creative writing that illuminate issues relevant to researchers, health care providers, educators, and public policy planners. All articles received by the journal will be subject to single anonymous peer review. To merit publication, such research should be rigorous, ethical, and theoretically informed, and the results should contribute to critical feminist projects. Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 20, Australia 11, Canada 2, New Zealand 2, United Kingdom 1 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Menstrual Health and DisordersMedicine12.4%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine12.1%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine11.7%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine6.6%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine6.3%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine4.6%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine4.5%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
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
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPsycINFOCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Feminist Collections
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.75Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 102LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 115,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 564 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 45 | 25 |
| 2025 | 97 | 34 | 92 |
| 2024 | 40 | 15 | 100 |
| 2023 | 42 | 13 | 148 |
| 2022 | 53 | 12 | 366 |
| 2021 | 29 | 4 | 162 |
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
170 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 232 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 199 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (214 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Women's Reproductive Health is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts 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
- ISSN
- 2329-3691
- Electronic ISSN
- 2329-3713
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Menstrual Cycle Research
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Womens Reproductive Health
What is the impact factor of Womens Reproductive Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Womens Reproductive Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 170 days (interquartile range 127–232 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 Womens Reproductive Health in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Where are the editorial board members of Womens Reproductive Health based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Australia (11) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Womens Reproductive Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Womens Reproductive Health is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Scopus, PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Womens Reproductive Health open access, and what is the APC?
Womens Reproductive Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .