About the journal

Aims and scope

The Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care is a peer reviewed journal that aims to improve reproductive and sexual health nationally and internationally. The Journal publishes high-quality research and information relevant to clinical care, service delivery, training and education in the field of contraception and reproductive/sexual health.

Ownership

BMJ Group publishes the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care on behalf of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Journal statistics

Acceptance rate	23% for original research submitted in 2011
Time from submission to first decision	47 days for reviewed original articles
Time from acceptance to publication	29 days (online) 182 days (print)
Frequency	Quarterly
Impact factor	1.243
Indexed by	MEDLINE, Current Contents/Social, Behavioural Sciences , Social SciSearch online database, MEDLARS online system, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (Elsevier) and Current Literature in Family Planning (Planned Parenthood of America)
Launch date	1974
ISSN of JFPRHC	1471-1893
ISSN of JFPRHC Online	2045-2098

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The BMJ Publishing Group is a founding member of COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics), which provides a forum for publishers and Editors of scientific journals to discuss issues relating to the integrity of the work submitted to or published in their journals.

The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the value of medical research literature by promoting accurate, transparent reporting of research studies. The BMJ Group is a sponsor of its activities.