Contraception

Aims & Scope

Contraception has an open access mirror journal Contraception: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.

The journal Contraception wishes to advance reproductive health through the rapid publication of the best and most interesting new scholarship regarding contraception and related fields such as abortion.

The journal welcomes manuscripts from investigators working in the laboratory, clinical and social sciences, as well as public health and health professions education.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2952

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1292

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.334

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	118

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Contraceptive failure in the United States

  Citation: 1085

  Authors: James

• Unintended pregnancy in the United States: incidence and disparities, 2006

  Citation: 969

  Authors: Lawrence B., Mia R.

• A vaginal fluid simulant

  Citation: 601

  Authors: Derek H, David F

• Pregnancy coercion, intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy

  Citation: 481

  Authors: Elizabeth, Michele R., Heather L., Daniel J., Rebecca R., Jeffrey, Phyllis, Jay G.

• Contraceptive method use in the United States: trends and characteristics between 2008, 2012 and 2014

  Citation: 381

  Authors: Megan L., Jenna

• Levonorgestrel-releasing and copper-releasing (Nova T) IUDs during five years of use: A randomized comparative trial

  Citation: 380

  Authors: Kerstin, Viveca, Göran

• The safety of a drospirenone-containing oral contraceptive: final results from the European Active Surveillance study on Oral Contraceptives based on 142,475 women-years of observation

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Jürgen C., Lothar A.J., Dörthe

• Unintended pregnancy and associated maternal preconception, prenatal and postpartum behaviors

  Citation: 327

  Authors: Diana, Eleanor B., Erika, Isabelle

• Estimates of contraceptive failure from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth

  Citation: 313

  Authors: Kathryn, Susheela, Barbara, James, Akinrinola

• Drospirenone: pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of a unique progestogen

  Citation: 295

  Authors: Rolf

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