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Frontiers in Reproductive Health

Frontiers in Reproductive Health is an open access journal focused on global reproductive health challenges, publishing research aimed at improving care, rights, services and outcomes across the life span.

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Subject Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, Reproductive Biology
Impact Factor 2.9
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 2673-3153
Invitation Only No
Cost Range CHF 2,695 for A-Type Articles; CHF 2,195 for B-Type Articles.

Submission Instructions

Frontiers in Reproductive Health accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research

Cover Letter Traditional cover letters must not be provided.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should follow the format Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion, with a succinct Introduction without subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, state the word count and number of figures and tables on the first page, and acknowledge any generative AI use in the acknowledgements and in the methods section if applicable, including the tool name, version, model, and source.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. when applicable, use author initials for given names, include the DOI when available, and ensure every reference is cited in the text, figures, or tables and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually, figure captions must appear at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end in editable source form. Figures must include alternative text, be cited in numerical order in the text, use labeled panels for multi-part figures, and graphs must have self-explanatory axis labels with units.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and no longer than a single paragraph.
Manuscript Systematic Review manuscripts must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should be organized as Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, with Methods covering study design, participants, interventions, comparators, systematic review protocol, search strategy, data sources, study selection and data extraction, and data analysis, Results covering study selection and characteristics, synthesized findings, and risk of bias, and Discussion covering summary of main findings, limitations, and conclusions. Manuscript must define the research question using PICOS, include funding information, acknowledge any generative AI use in the acknowledgements and methods if applicable with the name, version, model, and source, and include at least 5 and at most 8 keywords.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must include only published or accepted works, list the first six authors followed by et al. with author given names abbreviated to initials and DOI when available, and must not include unpublished material such as submitted manuscripts or personal communications.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually with captions at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end in editable source form. Each figure and table must be mentioned in the text and cited in numerical order, and figure panels must be clearly labeled.
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Review

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Review articles must not exceed 12,000 words. Review articles must be organized as Abstract, Introduction, subject-relevant subsections, and Discussion. The manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, indicate the number of words and figures and tables on the first page, and acknowledge any generative AI use in the acknowledgements and methods sections if applicable.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors’ given names abbreviated to initials and DOI included when available, and review articles must not cite unpublished material or personal communications.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end in editable source form. Each figure and table must be mentioned in the text and cited in numerical order.
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Mini Review

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract Abstract must be structured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Mini Review articles must not exceed 3,000 words. Mini Review articles must be organized as Abstract, Introduction, subject-relevant subsections, and Discussion. The manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements and in the methods section if applicable, including the tool name, version, model, and source.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al., abbreviate given names to initials, include the DOI when available, and Mini Review articles must not cite unpublished material or personal communications.
Figures & Tables Mini Review articles may include no more than 2 figures and/or tables in total. Figures must be submitted individually with captions at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end in editable form. Each figure and table must be mentioned in the text and cited in numerical order, and multi-panel figures must use labeled panels such as (A), (B), and so on.
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Policy And Practice Reviews

Cover Letter Traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript must be organized as Abstract, Introduction, sections on assessment of policy or guidelines options and implications, Actionable Recommendations, and Discussion. Manuscript must report the number of words and the number of figures and tables on the first page, include 5 to 8 keywords, and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements and methods section if applicable.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al., abbreviate given names to initials, include the DOI when available, and ensure every reference is cited in the text, figures, or tables and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually, figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript. All figures or images must include alternative text, figures with multiple panels must use labels such as (A), (B), and each table and figure must be cited in numerical order in the text.
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Clinical Trial

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be structured as a single paragraph. Abstract must include the clinical trial registry number, unique identifier, and the URL of the publicly accessible trial registry website.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript must be organized as Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include five to eight keywords, indicate the word count and number of figures and tables on the first page, and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements and in the methods section if applicable.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al., abbreviate given names to initials, include the DOI when available, and include only works that are published or accepted.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually, while tables must be directly inserted into the manuscript and placed at the end in editable form. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript, tables must have captions immediately before them, and all figures and tables must be cited in numerical order in the text.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. Manuscript should be formatted as Abstract, Introduction, Case description, a figure or table timeline, Diagnostic assessment and therapeutic intervention with follow-up and outcomes, Discussion, and Patient perspective. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements and in the methods section if applicable, including the tool name, version, model, and source.
References References and citations must follow either the Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. when applicable, abbreviate given names to initials, include the DOI when available, and ensure every reference cited appears in the text, figures, or tables and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Case Report may include no more than 4 display items in total, including figures, tables, or videos. Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript. The manuscript should include a figure or table presenting a timeline with relevant data from the episode of care.
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Community Case Study

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be structured and limited to a single paragraph. The abstract must be included as the first section of the article format, but no specific abstract headings are stated.
Manuscript The manuscript must not exceed 5,000 words. The manuscript should be organized as Abstract, Introduction, Context, Detail, Discussion, and Acknowledgment of any conceptual or methodological constraints. The manuscript must include an acknowledgment or methods disclosure of any use of generative AI technology, and at least five but no more than eight keywords are required.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al., abbreviate given names to initials, include the DOI when available, and include only items that are published or accepted.
Figures & Tables The article may contain no more than five figures and tables in total. Figures must be submitted individually, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript and table captions must be placed immediately before the table.
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Data Report

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and written as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. Manuscript should be organized as Introduction, Methods used to collect the data, some analysis of the data, and relevant subsections, and it must not include Results or Discussion sections. Manuscript must include the dataset name, the database or repository where the dataset was submitted, a confidential peer-review link to the dataset to be replaced with the public link before publication, at least five and no more than eight keywords, and an acknowledgment or methods disclosure for any generative AI use with the name, version, model, and source.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. when applicable, abbreviate given names to initials, include the DOI when available, and include dataset references with version and unique identifier when available.
Figures & Tables No more than 2 figures and/or tables are allowed. Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be directly inserted into the manuscript and placed at the end in editable form. Each figure and table must be mentioned in the text and cited in numerical order, and all figures or images must include alternative text.
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Brief Research Report

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter cannot be provided.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words. Manuscript should be organized as Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, indicate the word count and number of figures and tables on the first page, and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements and methods section if applicable.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al., abbreviate given names to initials, include the DOI when available, and ensure every reference is cited in the text, figures, or tables and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Brief Research Reports may include no more than 4 figures and tables in total. Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end in editable form. Each figure and table must be mentioned in the text and cited in numerical order, and figure panels must be clearly labeled.
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Technology And Code

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript must be organized as Abstract, Introduction, Method including any code description, Results including examples of use and limitations, and Discussion including scalability and limitations. Manuscript must include the project link, operating system, programming language, any restrictions for non-academic use, and an acknowledgment of generative AI use in the acknowledgements and methods sections if applicable.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al., abbreviate given names to initials, include the DOI when available, and include only works that are published or accepted.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually, figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be directly inserted into the manuscript at the end in editable source form. All figures or images must include alternative text.
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Fair² Data

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Fair² Data articles must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript must be organized by headings and subheadings. Manuscript must indicate the number of words and the number of figures and tables on the first page, include 5 to 8 keywords, and acknowledge any generative AI use in the acknowledgements and methods sections if applicable.
References References and citations must follow either Harvard or Vancouver style. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. when applicable, abbreviate given names to initials, include DOIs when available, and include only works that are published or accepted.
Figures & Tables Fair² Data articles may include up to 15 figures or tables. Figures must be submitted individually, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript, table captions must appear immediately before each table, and all figures must include alternative text.
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Recent Publications

Menarche as a silent transition: islamic modesty norms, mother–daughter communication, and menstrual readiness among rural Indonesian adolescents

Yulli Fety, Dewi Sari Pratiwi, Asri Dwi Novianti

10.3389/frph.2026.1820596
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Case Report: Bartholin’s gland leiomyoma masquerading as a bartholin’s cyst: a rare clinical entity and diagnostic challenges

Oadi N. Shrateh, Peter SzontaghKishazi, Nor Azlia Abdul Wahab

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Optimising the implementation of adolescent-friendly health services and its effects on contraceptive uptake and adolescent pregnancy in rural Mozambique: an implementation research study of the S-NICE intervention

Baltazar Chilundo, Laura Xinavane, Luísa Huo, Fátima Abacassamo, Luc Van der Veken, Benigna Matsinhe, Paula Morgado, Claudia Abreu Lopes

10.3389/frph.2026.1828528
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Identification of genes differentially expressed in granulosa cells from women with high vs. low ovarian responsiveness

Alexa Medica, Matthew E. Kim, Wei-Ting Hung, Abhishek Sohni, Antoni Duleba, Kun Tan, Miles F. Wilkinson

10.3389/frph.2026.1819763
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A qualitative exploration of menstrual management practices and the impact of menstruation on the livelihoods of female sex workers in a peri-urban area of western Kenya

Elish McCullough, Garazi Zulaika, Edyth A. Osire, Cynthia Akinyi, Fredrick O. Otieno, Penelope A. Phillips-Howard, Supriya D. Mehta, Linda Mason

10.3389/frph.2026.1817624
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Is a cover letter required?

A traditional cover letter is not permitted. Authors must prepare a 200-word contribution-to-the-field statement instead.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charges are CHF 2,695 for A-Type Articles and CHF 2,195 for B-Type Articles. APC support or discounts may be available through institutional partnerships and country-based support programs.

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Research Topics

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Health and Contraception Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Biology and Fertility Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive System and Pregnancy Reproductive tract infections research Sex work and related issues Sperm and Testicular Function Menstrual Health and Disorders Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Gynecological conditions and treatments COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments Uterine Myomas and Treatments HIV Research and Treatment Child Nutrition and Water Access Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Intimate Partner and Family Violence Sexual function and dysfunction studies

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