Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM), formerly Reproductive Health Matters (RHM),[1] is an open-access peer-reviewed academic journal of sexual and reproductive health and rights. The journal was established in 1993 by Marge Berer.[2] The founding director and editor, Marge Berer, led RHM since its inception until 2015, when she handed over responsibilities to Dr Shirin Heidari, who became the editor-in-chief and chief executive of the organisation. Under her leadership, the journal transitioned to an open-access, online publication. In 2018, Heidari handed responsibility to Dr Julia Hussein as editor-in-chief and Eszter Kismödi as chief executive.
Discipline | Sexual and reproductive health and rights |
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Language | English, translated in Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish |
Edited by | Dr Julia Hussein |
Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Reproductive Health Matters |
History | 1993–present |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis (UK) |
Frequency | Biannually |
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1.421 (2017) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Sex. Reprod. Health Matters |
Indexing | |
CODEN | RHMAFV |
ISSN | 0968-8080 |
LCCN | 95640764 |
OCLC no. | 231973069 |
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Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
- MEDLINE/PubMed
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
- Embase
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Sociological Abstracts
- Scopus
The journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.421.
References
- Cottingham, Jane; Kismödi, Eszter; Hussein, Julia (15 February 2019). "and Reproductive Health Matters – What's in a name?". Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 27 (1): 1574427. doi:10.1080/09688080.2019.1574427. PMC 7887925. PMID 31884899.
- "Interview with Marge BERER, Chair, ICMA SC, Editor, Reproductive Health Matters, UK". International Consortium for Medical Abortion. 2010-03-04. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-07-23.