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Menopause - a poorly understood stage of life

Guest Edited by Kath Peters and Hedyeh Riazi

Benefits and limitations of telehealth in women’s health

Guest Edited by Gayathri Delanerolle and Tania Perich

Infection and inflammation in women's health

Guest Edited by Omar M. Shaaban and Omer Weitzner

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Aims and scope

BMC Women's Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the health and wellbeing of adolescent girls and women, with a particular focus on the physical, mental, and emotional health of women in developed and developing nations. The journal welcomes submissions on women's public health issues, health behaviours, breast cancer, gynecological diseases, mental health and health promotion. 

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Zhilian Hu, Associate Editor

Zhilian joined the BMC series in the Shanghai office in January 2024 as an Associate Editor for BMC Women's Health. Before this, she was a research scientist at The University of Oxford, where she investigated cardiac regeneration utilizing different fish species including zebrafish. She holds an MSc in Animal genetics, breeding, and reproduction from Shanxi Agricultural University and a PhD in Biology from the University of Freiburg, where she mainly investigated the molecular events driving neuronal development and disorders, particularly in the central nervous system. Her background covers multiple fields, including neurobiology, hematology, and cardiology. She is thrilled to promote open-access publishing and robust science.

Zhilian is also an Associate Editor for BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology and is keen on promoting efficient and safe therapeutic agents and strategies.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    2.5 - 2-year Impact Factor
    3.1 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.211 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.775 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    45 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    175 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    3,591,159 downloads
    68,290 Altmetric mentions 

Peer-review Terminology

  • The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

    Identity transparency: Single anonymized

    Reviewer interacts with: Editor

    Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

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