Aims and Scope

Studies in Family Planning is a leading peer-reviewed journal that publishes public health, social science, and biomedical research from around the world. The journal advances knowledge and policy dialogue in sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice, covering issues such as fertility, family planning, HIV/STIs, abortion, and maternal and child health.

Studies in Family Planning disseminates research that helps ensure that efforts to improve the sexual and reproductive health, rights, and choices of underserved populations are based on academically rigorous scientific studies. We publish research articles, reports, commentaries, and data papers. The journal is managed by the Population Council. It was founded in 1963 and is published quarterly.

 

Abstracting and Indexing Information

 

  • Abstracts in Anthropology (Sage)
  • Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI)
  • Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage)
  • Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing)
  • Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing)
  • Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing)
  • Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing)
  • Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest)
  • CAB Abstracts® (CABI)
  • Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics)
  • Dairy Science Abstracts (CABI)
  • Excerpta Indonesica (KITLV & IIAS)
  • Expanded Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage)
  • Family Health Database (ProQuest)
  • GEOBASE (Elsevier)
  • Global Health (CABI)
  • Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest)
  • Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • HEED: Health Economic Evaluations Database (Wiley-Blackwell)
  • Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • InfoTrac (GALE Cengage)
  • Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics)
  • MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM)
  • Natural Science Collection (ProQuest)
  • Nutrition Abstracts & Reviews Series A: Human & Experimental (CABI)
  • Periodical Index Online (ProQuest)
  • Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Central (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Central K-521
  • ProQuest Politics Collection (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Sociology Collection (ProQuest)
  • Protozoological Abstracts (CABI)
  • Psychology Database (ProQuest)
  • PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA)
  • PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset (NLM)
  • Research Library (ProQuest)
  • Research Library Prep (ProQuest)
  • Rural Development Abstracts (CABI)
  • SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
  • Studies on Women & Gender Abstracts (T&F)
  • Tropical Diseases Bulletin (CABI)
  • World Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Abstracts (CABI)