About this journal

Women's Reproductive Health  is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research and scholarship.

Women’s Reproductive Health  is dedicated to the improvement of reproductive health and well-being across the lifespan for all women. It publishes original research, theoretical and review articles, book and media reviews, and occasional short pieces of creative writing that illuminate issues relevant to researchers, health care providers, educators, and public policy planners. The range of appropriate topics is broad, including menarche, menstruation, menopause, pregnancy, birthing, breastfeeding, miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, assisted reproductive technologies, contraception and abortion, reproductive cancers, sexually transmitted infections, and disorders related to reproductive events (e.g., osteoporosis, fistulas, migraines, postpartum depression, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome). Submissions on often marginalized populations are welcome, including those who are LGBTQ, living with a disability, or culturally and linguistically diverse (e.g. migrant and refugee women, women of colour, indigenous women).  The scope of the journal is international and interdisciplinary, emphasizing feminist perspectives. Contributions from researchers/scholars in public health, nursing, medicine, psychology, sociology, anthropology, women’s studies, queer studies, the humanities, and other fields are welcome. 

If you are unsure about the relevance of your manuscript for the journal, please contact the Editors.

Women's Reproductive Health accepts the following types of articles: original empirical research utilizing a range of methods – quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, arts based; review articles; theoretical and methodological articles; book and film reviews.

Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.

To merit publication, such research should be rigorous, ethical, and theoretically informed, and the results should contribute to critical feminist projects.

The journal is a publication of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research ( www.menstruationresearch.org), which was founded in 1979 by a multidisciplinary group of researchers, health care providers, public policy makers, women’s health activists, and students to advance a woman-centered understanding of women’s reproductive processes and experiences.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Editor

Jane M. Ussher, Ph.D., Western Sydney University, Australia

Editor Emerita
Joan Chrisler, Ph.D., Connecticut College, USA

Associate Editors

Alexandra J. Hawkey, Ph.D., Western Sydney University, Australia

Janette Perz, Ph.D., Western Sydney University, Australia

Book Review Editor
Rosalie Power, Ph.D., Western Sydney University, Australia

Publicity and Social Media Editor

Samantha Ryan, Ph.D., Western Sydney University, Australia

Jessica Barnack-Tavlaris, Ph.D., MPH, The College of New Jersey, USA

Deborah Bateson, MA, MSc, MBBS, University of Sydney, Australia

Chris Bobel, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

Angela Dawson, Ph.D., University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Paula Derry, Ph.D., Paula Derry Enterprises in Health Psychology, Baltimore, USA

Heather E. Dillaway, Ph.D., Wayne State University, USA

Lorah D. Dorn, Ph.D., CPNP, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Mindy J. Erchull, Ph.D., University of Mary Washington, USA

Breanne Fahs, Ph.D., Arizona State University, USA

Adriane Fugh-Berman, M.D., Georgetown University, USA

Nikki Hayfield, Ph.D., University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Ingrid Johnston, Ph.D., Lesley University, USA

Michelle Lafrance, Ph.D., St. Thomas University, Canada

David Linton, Ph.D, Marymount Manhattan College, USA

Marci Lobel, Ph.D., State University of New York – Stony Brook, USA

Catriona Macleod, Ph.D., Rhodes University, South Africa

Maria Luisa Marván, Ph.D., Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico

Danielle Mazza, MD, MBBS, Monash University, Australia

Ellen F. Olshansky, Ph.D., RN, University of Southern California, USA

Chloe Parton, Ph.D., University of Wellington, New Zealand

Michelle Peate, Ph.D., University of Melbourne, Australia

Jerilynn C. Prior, M.D., University of British Columbia, Canada

Nancy King Reame, MSN, Ph.D., FAAN, Columbia University, USA

Lisa R. Rubin, Ph.D., New School for Social Research, USA

Lynette Leidy Sievert, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts - Amherst, USA

Meredith Temple Smith, MPH, DHSc, University of Melbourne, Australia

Marni Sommer, DrPH, Columbia University, USA

Evelina Sterling, Ph.D., Kennesaw State University, USA

Margaret L. Stubbs, Ph.D., Chatham College, USA

Mandikidza Tembo, Ph.D., Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe

Inga Winkler, Ph.D., Columbia University, USA

Nancy Fugate Woods, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, University of Washington, USA

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