Reproductive Health
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Reproductive Health publishes content on all aspects of human reproduction. The journal includes topics such as adolescent health, female fertility, and family planning and contraception, and all articles are open access. Reproductive Health has a particular interest on the impact changes in reproductive health have globally, and therefore encourages submissions from researchers based in low- and middle-income countries.
The journal invites submissions on research in reproductive health, including social and gender issues, sexual health, country and population specific issues, assessment of service provision, education and training and also in a broader range of gynaecological and obstetrical topics related to reproductive health.
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Call for papers: gender equity in reproductive health service access, call for papers: comprehensive sexuality education.
Edited by: Christiana Alake Alex-Ojei, PhD, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria Submission Status: Open until 31 March 2025
This is a cross-journal collection. Reproductive Health is interested in articles discussing the quality and evidence base for CSE programs, as well as key information for fostering good sexual health.
Edited by Sanni Yaya PhD, University of Ottawa, Canada & Bright Ahinkorah PhD, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Submission Status: Open until 31 March 2025
Article Collections
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How does chronic endometritis influence pregnancy outcomes in endometriosis associated infertility? A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Shunhe Lin, Xi Xie, Yishan Chen, Zhenna Wang, Jinna Zhang, Chaobin Liu, Guan Lin, Yi Wang and Yuyan Guo
Fertility awareness, perceived factors and approaches to improve contraceptive uptake among sexually active adolescent girls in Phalombe, Malawi: a mixed-methods study
Authors: Precious L. Hajison, Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa, Lerato Pitso, Lumbani Tshotetsi and Chancy Skenard Chimatiro
Gynecological health care services utilization and violence among female sex workers in Togo in 2021
Authors: Alexandra M. Bitty-Anderson, Akila W. Bakoubayi, Fifonsi A. Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Arnold J. Sadio, Patrick A. Coffie and Didier K. Ekouevi
“Hit a bottleneck”: a convergent mixed-methods approach to the Influencing factors and experience of fertility intention among mothers of childbearing age with two children in mainland China
Authors: Yao Yang, Yuan Yang, Rui Xia, Ying Zhou, Yuxia Yuxia, Di Tian, Yulan Ren, Qianzhi Lin, Muxi Cheng, Pingjuan Tan and Xi Su
More children, more “efficacy”: the relationship between fertility and self-efficacy among the post-80 s and post-90 s generations
Authors: Haibin Wei, Qiaoqi Wang, Yibo Wu and Peng Zhou
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Idiopathic isolated clitoromegaly: A report of two cases
Authors: Eray Copcu, Alper Aktas, Nazan Sivrioglu, Ozgen Copcu and Yucel Oztan
Limits to modern contraceptive use among young women in developing countries: a systematic review of qualitative research
Authors: Lisa M Williamson, Alison Parkes, Daniel Wight, Mark Petticrew and Graham J Hart
Impact of myo-inositol treatment in women with polycystic ovary syndrome in assisted reproductive technologies
Authors: Philippe Merviel, Pandora James, Sarah Bouée, Mathilde Le Guillou, Camille Rince, Charlotte Nachtergaele and Véronique Kerlan
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and perinatal health: a scoping review
Authors: Bethany Kotlar, Emily Michelle Gerson, Sophia Petrillo, Ana Langer and Henning Tiemeier
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Consanguinity and reproductive health among Arabs
Authors: Ghazi O Tadmouri, Pratibha Nair, Tasneem Obeid, Mahmoud T Al Ali, Najib Al Khaja and Hanan A Hamamy
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Cross-journal collection: enhancing access to and uptake of contraception in low-and middle-income countries.
Deadline: 31 December 2024 . Learn more.
Collection Highlight: Global Perspectives on Reproductive Coercion and Abuse
Guest Edited by Professor Laura Tarzia & Doctor Nicola Sheeran, this series focused on advancing our conceptual understanding of reproductive coercion and abuse in a global context.
Please read more about this thematic series here and check out the accompanying blog which summarises the research.
Collection Highlight: Understanding and supporting pregnant and parenting adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa
Guest edited by Doctor Caroline Kabiru, Doctor Anthony Ajayi and Doctor Lorretta Ntoimo, this series focused on the risks and implications of adolescent childbearing on young girls in sub-Saharan Africa.
Please read more about this thematic series here and check out the accompanying blog which summarises the research.
Editors-in-Chief
Professor Sanni Yaya
Professor Sanni Yaya is a Full Professor of Economics and Global Health, Director and the Associate Dean of the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa in Canada. His work focuses on a broad array of multidisciplinary topics in development and global health. He has been involved in many research projects in Africa, Europe and in North America and now works in low- and middle-income countries where he collaborates with partners to advocate for cost-effective interventions addressing Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH).
Doctor Bright Ahinkorah
Dr Bright Ahinkorah is a global health researcher with over 10 years of experience in global health research. His years of research have mainly focused on sexual and reproductive health issues such as women empowerment, adolescent pregnancy, intimate partner violence, use of contraceptives, and abortion in low-and middle-income countries, particularly countries in Africa. In addition, he has experience in child and adolescent mental health issues and infectious and non-communicable diseases, including HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, cancer, and diabetes.
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Citation Impact 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 3.6 5-year Journal Impact Factor: 4.0 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.496 SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.083
Speed 2023 Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 9 Submission to acceptance (median days): 166
Usage 2023 Downloads: 3,031,937 Altmetric mentions: 1,524
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Read our Blogs
Journal Highlight: Reproductive Health and SDG3
We discuss how Reproductive Health is helping to address SDG3 and its targets.
Meet the SDG3 Researcher: Bright Ahinkorah
Meet Editor-in-Chief Bright Ahinkorah as he discusses his research and efforts to achieve the SDGs.
Engaging with African feminist interpretations of the Maternal
Read the blog by Ogochukwu Udenigwe on interpretations of motherhood and its relationship with patriarchal culture among African feminists.
Reaction to the 2024 Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF
Read the blog by Gwendolyn P. Quinn & Laura Kimberly on the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF and what it means for women with cancer.
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Reproductive health is crucial to successful conception, pregnancy and delivery. It is also a key determinant of wellbeing in adulthood. The cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the physiological processes involved in male and female reproduction are poorly understood with rates of infertility, ...
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