''Contraception'' is a monthly

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The first ...

covering

reproductive medicine Reproductive medicine is a branch of medicine concerning the male and female reproductive systems. It encompasses a variety of reproductive conditions, their prevention and assessment, as well as their subsequent treatment and prognosis. Reprodu ...

. It is published by

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and was established in 1970. It is the official journal of the

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) was a non-profit organization founded in 1963 by Alan Frank Guttmacher. It was a membership association of nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, pharmacists, physician assistants, physici ...

and the Society of Family Planning. The founding

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

was Daniel R. Mishell, Jr. (

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) and the current one is Carolyn Westhoff (

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). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2014

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of 2.335, ranking it 23rd out of 79 journals in the category "Obstetrics & Gynecology".

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* {{Official website, http://www.journals.elsevier.com/contraception/ Elsevier academic journals Obstetrics and gynaecology journals Monthly journals Publications established in 1970 English-language journals