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Sexual Health Sexual Health Society
Publishing on sexual health from the widest perspective

About the Journal

Sexual Health publishes original and significant contributions to the fields of sexual and reproductive health research including HIV/AIDS, sexually transmissible infections, issues of sexuality and relevant areas of reproductive health. We use a broad definition of sexual health in line with the interim World Health Organization guidance. This journal is directed towards those working in sexual health as clinicians, public health practitioners, researchers, and advocates in behavioural, clinical, laboratory, public health or social, sciences. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original research, editorials, review articles, topical debates, methodological papers and position statements and critical correspondence. More details about our editorial vision can be found in this Editorial. Authors with questions can discuss with one of our Editors-in-Chief. interested in preparing a feature article, a mini-review or a viewpoint article are invited to discuss the matter with the Editor.

Publishing Model: Hybrid. Open Access options available.

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Bibliographic Details

ISSN: 1448-5028
eISSN: 1449-8987
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Current Issue: Volume 21 (2)
Impact Factor: 1.6


Indexed/Abstracted in:

  • Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
  • Australasian Medical Index
  • CAB Abstracts
  • CINAHL
  • Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
  • Current Contents/Social & Behavioural Sciences
  • EBSCO/EBSCO Discovery
  • Embase
  • Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
  • Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
  • ProQuest (Ex Libris)
  • PubMed/MEDLINE
  • SciSearch
  • Science Citation Index Expanded
  • Scopus
  • Social Sciences Citation Index
  • Social Services Abstracts
  • Sociological Abstracts

CSIRO Publishing publishes and distributes scientific, technical and health science books, magazines and journals from Australia to a worldwide audience and conducts these activities autonomously from the research of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of, and should not be attributed to, the publisher or CSIRO.

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