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BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN2515-2009
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.322
H-Indexi
32
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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
BMJ Publishing Group
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2515-2009
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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
86
1.1k
2019
82
1.2k
2020
89
1.1k
2021
49
387
2022
48
285
2023
87
298
2024
64
49
2025
42
5
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health?

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 Obstetr

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