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Reproductive Health

Reproductive Health is an open access journal focused on contemporary research that advances reproductive health globally, with encouragement for submissions from researchers based in low- and middle-income countries. It publishes work on reproductive health broadly, including social and gender issues, sexual health, country- and population-specific issues, assessment of service provision, education and training, and gynecological and obstetrical topics related to reproductive health.

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Subject Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1742-4755
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £2590.00 GBP / $3390.00 USD / €2990.00 EUR APC; VAT or local taxes may apply.

Submission Instructions

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

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words, and any additional non-English abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured, and an additional non-English abstract may be included after the official English abstract. Abstract must include separate Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions sections, and articles reporting health care interventions on human participants must also include a Trial registration section.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with all required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Plain English summary of no more than 250 words placed immediately after the abstract under the heading "Plain English summary," a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published or publicly available articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited, unpublished abstracts or data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web links or URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately, and tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript whereas larger tables may be placed at the end of the document. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as single composite files, tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and tables must be created using the word processor's Table object function.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include background, a main body of the abstract, and a short conclusion, and a systematic review registration number should be given as the last line if registered.
Manuscript The manuscript must include a Background section, a Main text section, a Conclusions section, a Plain English summary placed immediately after the abstract, and a Declarations section with all required subheadings. The manuscript must include a Plain English summary of no more than 250 words, three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and Declarations subheadings that remain present with 'Not applicable' where a section is irrelevant.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and dataset identifiers including DOIs must be given as full URLs.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and longer tables may be placed at the end of the document with their intended position cited in the text. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files and must be created using the word processor's table function.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article.
Manuscript Main text should contain the body of the article and may be divided into short informative subsections, and Correspondence manuscripts must include a Declarations section with the required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and under Declarations the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with 'Not applicable' used where a subsection is not relevant.
References References must use Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list in full, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, longer tables may be placed at the end of the text file, figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript, and figures must be uploaded separately. Tables must be created with a word processor table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheets, and multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter must be provided. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a competing interests section and, when reporting use of a new procedure or tool in a clinical setting, a clear justification for why it was more appropriate than usual clinical practice to meet the patient’s clinical need.
References Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available e-prints or preprints may be cited, and web links and URLs must be included in the numbered reference list in full.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page can be placed within the manuscript, and longer tables can be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be created with the word processor table function and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Recent Publications

A Scoping review of communication strategies and interventions to deliver sexual and reproductive health information among female sex workers

Radhika Dua, Sarah Rine, Alenna Beroza, Arthur Kiconco, Faith Bobholz, Ronald Anguzu, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Charles Okoth, Resty Kyomukama Magezi, Macklean Kyomya, Kirsten MM. Beyer

10.1186/s12978-026-02360-7
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Financial burden of menstrual and menopausal symptoms: productivity loss from absenteeism and presenteeism among working-age women

Shingo Kasahara, Rei Goto, Shu Suzuki, Haruka Sakamoto, Shohei Okamoto

10.1186/s12978-026-02331-y
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Women’s experiences of discussing health behaviours within their maternity care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

Lucy Hulme, Debbie M Smith, Sarah Peters

10.1186/s12978-026-02368-z
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Predicting short birth intervals in Bangladesh using stacked machine learning and SHAP explainability: evidence from BDHS 2022

Mostakim Mia, Shanti Akter, Takyeatun Nesa Sraboni, Md. Merajul Islam, Mst Tawabunnahar, Md. Maniruzamman, Md. Golam Hossain

10.1186/s12978-026-02367-0
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Midwives’ perspectives and care practices for pregnant adolescents: a qualitative study in Northern Malawi

Miyuki Toda, Crystal Patil, Balwani C. Mbakaya, Dorkasi L. Mwakawanga, Jing Zhou, Yoko Shimpuku

10.1186/s12978-026-02377-y
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 7 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Reproductive Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charge: £2590.00 GBP / $3390.00 USD / €2990.00 EUR for accepted articles, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Global Maternal and Child Health Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Reproductive Health and Contraception Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Reproductive Health and Technologies Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Maternal and fetal healthcare Child Nutrition and Water Access Global Health and Surgery Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues Ovarian function and disorders Intimate Partner and Family Violence COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Sexual function and dysfunction studies Menstrual Health and Disorders Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Sex work and related issues Healthcare Systems and Reforms Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Reproductive tract infections research

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