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Fertility and Sterility

Elsevier Inc. Β· United States Β· Est. 1801

ISSN1556-5653
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
2.08
H-Indexi
319
SNIPi
2.051
Total Worksi
62,145
Total Citationsi
1,333,112
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.89
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
35
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Fertility and Sterility is an international journal for obstetricians, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, and basic scientists who treat and investigate problems of infertility and human reproductive disorders. It is a journal in Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1801
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications62,145
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Inc.
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1556-5653
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
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Peer review process documented?
N/A
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
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Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
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Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
1.7k
17k
2019
2k
18k
2020
1.7k
12k
2021
1.5k
8.1k
2022
1.4k
6.4k
2023
1.7k
3.4k
2024
1.6k
905
2025
410
80
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ1
Reproductive MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Obstetrics & GynecologyReproductive Biology

Scopus Categories

Reproductive MedicineObstetrics and Gynecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reproductive Biology and FertilityOvarian function and disordersAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyReproductive Health and TechnologiesSperm and Testicular FunctionEndometriosis Research and TreatmentReproductive System and PregnancyPrenatal Screening and DiagnosticsGynecological conditions and treatmentsEctopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management

Frequently asked questions about Fertility and Sterility

Is Fertility and Sterility a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fertility and Sterility: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fertility and Sterility?

Fertility and Sterility is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.89.

Is Fertility and Sterility indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fertility and Sterility is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref