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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,327CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Fertility and Sterility

Abbreviation (ISO):FERTIL STERIL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.08•SCImago Rank: #1,327•Identifier (ISSN):0015-0282(Print)/1556-5653(Online)•Articles / Year: 322•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,743 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
8.1
↑ +1.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
190

190 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate9.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
322articles/year
19.22% Gold OA•91.79% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.1)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.6)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.7)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.49)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.329)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.312)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.411)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.803)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Fertility and Sterility® is an international journal for obstetricians, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, basic scientists and others who treat and investigate problems of infertility and human reproductive disorders. The journal publishes juried original scientific articles in clinical and laboratory research relevant to reproductive endocrinology, urology, andrology, physiology, immunology, genetics, contraception, and menopause. Fertility and Sterility® encourages and supports meaningful basic and clinical research, and facilitates and promotes excellence in professional education, in the field of reproductive medicine.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine96.2%Biology88.1%Genetics81.3%Internal medicine57.7%Pregnancy52.5%Chemistry51.3%Gynecology49.3%Biochemistry48%Andrology42.3%Endocrinology41%Cell biology40.2%Fishery34.5%Embryo34.2%Pathology30.2%Obstetrics28%Infertility26%Gene21.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,327Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1950-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.08

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
265

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.24

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,743 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations5,396
3-Year Documents1,229
Citable Documents740

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)7

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate54.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ1
Reproductive MedicineQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
12.7周
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1950
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10010-1710
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
3/143Q1
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
3/44Q1
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
JCISCIE
4/143Q1
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
3/44Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—429113
202571,6111,005
20246.61,7043,580
20236.71,4006,635
20227.491,5028,237
20217.3291,74312,268
20206.3122,01718,551
20195.4111,68316,120
20184.8031,66523,812
2017—1,49223,421
2016—1,58028,905
2015—1,65433,808
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Fertility and Sterility

WoS Q1
3579201820192020202120222023202420257.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 9.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01