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Sexual Medicine

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1967

ISSN2050-1161eISSN2050-1161

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.532

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.016

Total Worksi

1,040

Total Citationsi

12,877

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, General & Internal; Urology & Nephrology; Dermatology; Reproductive Medicine; Urology; Behavioral Neuroscience; Endocrinology; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

Annual Volume~ 99 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,040

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2050-1161 / 2050-1161

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.6k

2019

104

1.7k

2020

170

2.4k

2021

600

2022

640

2023

353

2024

107

119

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — 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 — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DermatologyQ2

Reproductive MedicineQ2

UrologyQ2

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ3

EndocrinologyQ3

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalUrology & Nephrology

Scopus Categories

UrologyReproductive MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEndocrinologyPsychiatry and Mental HealthDermatologyBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sexual function and dysfunction studiesGenital Health and DiseaseSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyHormonal and reproductive studiesUrinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchFemale Genital Mutilation/Cutting IssuesMenopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsPelvic floor disorders treatmentsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Sexual Medicine

Is Sexual Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sexual Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sexual Medicine?

Sexual Medicine 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 — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — 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 1.72.

Is Sexual Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sexual Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.