Contraception

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Contraception

description Peer-reviewed journal
Area of ​​Expertise Medicine and gynecology
language English
publishing company Elsevier ( United States of America )
First edition 1970
Frequency of publication 12 issues a year
Web link Website of the journal
ISSN (print)

Contraception is a scientific journal published by Elsevier-Verlag. The journal is the official publication organ of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals and the Society of Family Planing . It appears twelve issues a year. Works are published that deal with reproductive health issues. A particular focus of the journal are the topics of contraception and abortion .

The impact factor in 2014 was 2.335. According to the statistics of the ISI Web of Knowledge , the journal with this impact factor ranks 23rd out of 79 journals in the Gynecology and Obstetrics category.

The Editor-in-Chief is Carolyn L. Westhoff , Columbia University , New York, United States of America.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the journal ; Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  2. 2014 Journal Citation Reports, Science Edition (Thomson Reuters, 2015).
  3. ^ Website of Carolyn Westhoff at Columbia University , accessed July 5, 2015.