As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
COVID-19 and impact on peer review
Call for Papers: Improving Reproductive Health Among Vulnerable Women
Women who are members of vulnerable populations based on limited income, or demographic characteristics such as age, race or ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or sexual preference, religion, disability, or lack of insurance are at increased risk of receiving disparate medical care.
In this Contraception and Reproductive Medicine Thematic Series, Improving Reproductive Health Among Vulnerable Women, our objective is to identify innovative and effective strategies to address the disparities in reproductive health care among vulnerable women.
The series will be guest-edited by Dr. Nahla Abdel-Tawab director of the Population Council's Egypt office We would like to open this series to any authors interested in submitting papers.
Submit here: https://www.editorialmanager.com/carm/default.aspx
Announcing the launch of In Review
In Review
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, in partnership with Research Square, is now offering In Review. Authors choosing this free optional service will be able to:
Share their work with fellow researchers to read, comment on, and cite even before publication
Showcase their work to funders and others with a citable DOI while it is still under review
Track their manuscript - including seeing when reviewers are invited, and when reports are received
Articles
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Factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women with no fertility intention in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from cross-sectional surveys of 29 countries
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Patterns and determinants of modern contraceptive use and intention to usecontraceptives among Malawian women of reproductive ages (15–49 years)
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Determinants of intrauterine contraceptive device utilization at primary health care facilities in Mekelle City, northern Ethiopia
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Dual contraceptive utilization and determinant factors among HIV positive women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020
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Peripheral nerve injury with Nexplanon removal: case report and review of the literature
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LARC methods: entering a new age of contraception and reproductive health
The Publisher's Erratum to this article has been published in Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2016 1:6
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Return of fertility after discontinuation of contraception: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Determinants of contraceptive use among Nigerian couples: evidence from the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey
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Contraceptive utilization and associated factors among women of reproductive age group in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia: cross-sectional survey, mixed-methods
Aims and scope
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine is an online, open-access, peer reviewed journal that is designed to promote the advancement of contraceptive technology particularly in the areas of education, effectiveness, safety, research interest, improved or new technologies, non-contraceptive benefits, and long-term health. The journal publishes articles on all areas of female and male contraceptive technology, clinical and basic trials, meta-analyses, reviews, international submissions, and editorials. All manuscripts submitted to Contraception and Reproductive Medicine should adhere to BioMed Central's editorial policies.
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine is affiliated with the CROWN initiative, Core Outcomes in Women’s Health. CROWN is an international initiative, led by journal editors, to harmonise outcome reporting in women’s health research. We are coming together to address the widespread, unwarranted variation in reporting of outcomes. CROWN’s main aim is to encourage researchers to report core outcome sets for key conditions in women’s health.
Original Artwork by Editor in Chief, Dr. Alicia Christy
About the Editors
Dr. Alicia Christy, Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Alicia Christy is a veteran and former Chairman of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. After leaving the military, Dr. Christy joined the staff at the National Institutes of Health. While at NIH she was involved in leiomyoma, health disparity and contraceptive research. In 2016, Dr. Christy joined the Veterans Health Administration as Deputy Director, Reproductive Health. She supports the portfolio addressing Veterans reproductive health priorities across the life course. She holds the rank of professor at the Uniformed Services University,and the rank of adjunct professor at Howard University School of Medicine. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
She has authored more than 75 manuscripts and 12 book chapters. She is the editor of Contraception: Unmet Needs, Current Options and New Technologies, which was published in 2015. She holds the rank of Professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and she is an adjunct Professor at Howard University.
Dr. Donna Shoupe, Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Donna Shoupe is a graduate of Massachusetts institute of Technology and the Ohio State School of Medicine. Her interest in contraceptive technology began while studying biology at MIT and it continued to grow throughout medical school and during her residency at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center in Los Angeles.She was appointed as an Assistant Professor following her REI fellowship and was advanced to Professor in 2004. She has published 80 peer-review papers and has edited 7 books including 4 on contraception.
Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
134 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
114 days to first decision for all manuscripts
220 days from submission to acceptance
28 days from acceptance to publicationUsage
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