- About the journal
- ISSN 2576-2818 (online)
- Open access · CC BY 4.0
About the Journal of Fertility Biomarkers
The Journal of Fertility Biomarkers (JFB) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of research on the biological markers of fertility, infertility and reproductive health, from gametes, hormones and the endometrium to assisted reproduction and comparative animal reproduction. It has been published by Open Access Pub since 2016.
Purpose and readership
Markers that inform reproductive health
JFB serves reproductive biologists, clinicians in reproductive medicine, laboratory scientists, andrologists, embryologists, veterinary and animal-reproduction researchers, and others who need sound evidence on how reproductive function can be measured.
JFB publishes research on biological markers of fertility, infertility and reproductive health in humans and animals: discovery, mechanistic, clinical and methodological studies of gametes, implantation and the endometrium, reproductive hormones, molecular and genetic markers, reproductive immunology, clinical reproductive medicine, pregnancy outcomes, and comparative and animal reproduction.
The journal aims to publish methodologically sound research on how fertility and reproductive function are measured, interpreted and validated, to support work on markers that can inform clinical care and animal breeding, and to make the results freely available to everyone who can use them.
The Aims and Scope page describes the research areas and eligibility in full.
Scope
Eight research areas, rows A to H
The areas below are illustrative, not a closed list. Studies of human reproduction and of animal reproduction that informs it are both welcome.
Gamete quality
Oocyte maturation, sperm function and DNA integrity.
Implantation and the endometrium
Receptivity, decidualization and early embryo viability.
Reproductive hormones
Ovarian reserve, gonadotropin, steroid and metabolic hormones.
Molecular and genetic markers
Expression, epigenetic and microRNA signatures, and genetic variants.
Reproductive immunology
Immune and inflammatory markers in fertility and pregnancy.
Clinical reproductive medicine
Assisted reproduction, fertility preservation, PCOS, endometriosis and male infertility.
Pregnancy and reproductive outcomes
Markers that inform pregnancy course, pregnancy loss and outcomes.
Comparative and animal reproduction
Fertility markers in livestock and other species, and animal models.
Article types
What the journal publishes
Preparation guidance for each type is given in the Instructions for Authors. Biomarker validation and cohort studies are classified as Original Research, and a case series is classified as a Case Report.
- Original Research
- Review including Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods or Technical Note
- Short Communication
- Data Note
- Case Report
- Commentary
- Letter
- Editorial
Journal register
Reference information on the journal's identity, ownership, editorial responsibility, rights, review, fees and preservation.
ISSN (online)
2576-2818
- Full title
- Journal of Fertility Biomarkers
- Short title JFB. ISSN 2576-2818 (online).
- Publisher and owner
- Open Access Pub
- The journal is owned and published by Open Access Pub. openaccesspub.org
- Editorial responsibility
- Editor-in-Chief Roman Kireev
- Editorial decisions rest with the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board, whose members are listed with their affiliations on the Editorial Board page.
- Publication history
- Since 2016
- Articles are published online in volumes and issues; the journal does not follow a fixed publication schedule.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200
- One charge applies to every article type. It is payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy. Fee-relief inquiries are considered case by case; contact the editorial office before or at submission. Article Processing Charges
- Preservation
- Portico
- JFB articles will be deposited in Portico for long-term preservation.
Publishing ethics
Integrity and ethics
The journal follows the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Research involving human participants or human biological samples requires ethics approval and informed consent, or a documented decision of the ethics committee on consent, where applicable. Research on live animals requires approval from an institutional animal ethics committee, and animal studies follow the ARRIVE reporting guidelines where applicable. Submitted manuscripts are screened for similarity with Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. The full text is on the Editorial Policies page.
For authors
Submit your manuscript
Read the Instructions for Authors, then submit through ManuscriptZone or the simple submission form. Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.