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BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN2515-2009

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 6.3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.322

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

6.3

SNIPi

1.228

Total Worksi

639

Total Citationsi

5,223

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health is a multiprofessional global medical journal by BMJ and CoSRH, publishing research, reviews and comment on sexual and reproductive health & contraception. The journal publishes research papers, topical debates and commentaries to shape policy, improve patient-centred clinical care, and to set the stage for future areas of research. The journal does  not  typically publish papers on obstetrics, gynaecology, infertility or assisted conception. Authors are instead encouraged to submit manuscripts on those subjects to  Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine .

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications639

Publisher OrgBMJ

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2515-2009

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

1.2k

2020

1.1k

2021

382

2022

272

2023

275

2024

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.

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ1

Reproductive MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family StudiesObstetrics & GynecologySocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Reproductive MedicineObstetrics and Gynecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reproductive Health and ContraceptionGlobal Maternal and Child HealthReproductive Health and TechnologiesMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthMaternal and fetal healthcareCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionReproductive System and PregnancyPregnancy and Medication ImpactEctopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management

Frequently asked questions about BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health

Is BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health?

BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 6.3.

Is BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.