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Aims and scope

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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Join our Editorial Board!

New Content ItemReproductive Health is recruiting Associate Editors. As the growth of the journal continues, we are looking to expand our editorial team. If you are a researcher with experience in reproductive health we would love to hear from you.

Please follow the link below to find out more about the role and apply.

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Call for Papers - Submit to our Collections

Call for Papers: Innovations in Addressing Unsafe Abortions in LMICs

Edited by:

Fred Yao Gbagbo, Ph.D., University of Education Winneba, Ghana

Submission Status: Open until 26 November 2025

Call for Papers: Gender Equity in Reproductive Health Service Access

Edited by:
Christiana Alake Alex-Ojei, PhD, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria 

Obasanjo Bolarinwa, PhD, York St John University, United Kingdom, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Negussie Boti Sidamo, PhD, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia

Submission Status: Open until 30 June 2025

Call for Papers: Comprehensive Sexuality Education

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 30 June 2025

Articles

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Cross-journal collection: Enhancing access to and uptake of contraception in low-and middle-income countries

New Content ItemContraception and Reproductive Medicine, Reproductive Health, and Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition present this cross-journal collection focusing on contraception in low and middle-income countries to celebrate World Contraception Day. This collection aims to curate multidisciplinary papers focusing on LMICs that explore and promote improving access to contraception, particularly amongst adolescents with a particular focus on health policy and systems that can promote contraception uptake.

Check out the collection here.

Collection Highlight: Global Perspectives on Reproductive Coercion and Abuse

New Content ItemReproductive Health is excited to present our completed collection on "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

New Content ItemReproductive Health is excited to present our completed collection on "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.

Annual Journal Metrics

  • 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 2024
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 10
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 155

    Usage 2024
    Downloads: 2,812,663
    Altmetric mentions: 1,064

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.

World Health Day 2025: Q&A with Hamdia Ahmed

Prof Hamdia Ahmed, REPH Associate Editor, discusses nursing and midwifery for World Health Day 2025.

World Health Day 2025: Q&A with Andrew Williams

Prof Andrew Williams, REPH Associate Editor, discusses reducing inequalities in maternal and child health for World Health Day 2025.

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.