Human Reproduction Update

Human Reproduction Update is a bimonthly peer-reviewed review journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, founded in 1995 and covering human reproductive physiology and medicine, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 20.1《人类生殖更新》是由（Oxford University Press）代表（European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology）出版、1995 年创刊的双月刊同行评审综述期刊，涵盖人类生殖生理学与医学，2025 年影响因子为 20.1。

Scope

• It publishes comprehensive and systematic review articles in human reproductive physiology and medicine该刊刊载人类生殖生理学与医学领域的综合性与系统性综述。
• Its scope covers andrology, embryology, infertility, gynaecology, pregnancy, reproductive endocrinology, reproductive epidemiology, reproductive genetics, reproductive immunology and reproductive oncology其范围涵盖男科学、胚胎学、不孕症、妇科学、妊娠、生殖内分泌学、生殖流行病学、生殖遗传学、生殖免疫学与生殖肿瘤学。
• It carries narrative reviews, systematic reviews, Grand Theme Reviews and umbrella and scoping reviews该刊刊载叙述性综述、系统性综述、重大主题综述，以及伞形综述与范围综述。
• Basic, translational and clinical topics related to reproduction are its primary interest与生殖相关的基础、转化与临床主题是其核心关注。
• It ranks first in both the obstetrics and gynecology and the reproductive biology categories of the Journal Citation Reports该刊在期刊引证报告的妇产科学与生殖生物学两个类别中均位列第一。
• It is aimed at clinicians, researchers and policymakers in reproductive medicine and upholds the highest scientific and editorial standards该刊面向生殖医学领域的临床医生、研究者与政策制定者，并坚持最高的科学与编辑标准。

History

• The journal was founded in 1995 by Sir Robert Edwards, the pioneer of in vitro fertilisation该刊由体外受精先驱 Sir Robert Edwards 于 1995 年创办。^[1]
• It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025该刊于 2025 年迎来创刊 30 周年。
• Its five Editors-in-Chief have each served a six-year term, starting with Edwards and followed by Bart Fauser, John Collins, Felice Petraglia and Arne Sunde其五位主编各任期六年，依次为 Edwards、Bart Fauser、John Collins、Felice Petraglia 与 Arne Sunde。
• It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology该刊由（Oxford University Press）代表（European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology）出版。
• Its impact factor moved from 15.61 in 2021 and 16.1 in 2024 to 20.1 in 2025其影响因子由 2021 年的 15.61、2024 年的 16.1 变化到 2025 年的 20.1。
• In January 2024 prospective protocol registration became mandatory for all systematic reviews published in the journal自 2024 年 1 月起，在该刊发表的系统性综述须强制进行方案前瞻性注册。

Editors

• Its current Editor-in-Chief is Madelon van Wely, who took up the role in 2025现任主编为（Madelon van Wely），于 2025 年上任。
• The Founding Editor was Robert Edwards, and past Editors-in-Chief include Bart Fauser, John Collins, Felice Petraglia and Arne Sunde创始主编为 Robert Edwards，历任主编还包括 Bart Fauser、John Collins、Felice Petraglia 与 Arne Sunde。
• Its Deputy Editors are Basil Tarlatzis and Rui Wang, working with a team of about thirty Associate Editors其副编辑为 Basil Tarlatzis 与 Rui Wang，并与约 30 位副编辑组成的团队协作。
• A managing editor and an editorial office support the peer review of every submitted review由一名管理编辑与编辑部支持每篇投稿综述的同行评审。
• The journal uses integrity checklists such as TRACT and REAPPRAISED to flag problematic studies in evidence synthesis该刊采用 TRACT 与 REAPPRAISED 等科研诚信核查清单，以标记证据合成中的可疑研究。
• Editorial decisions combine methodological and statistical assessment with content review编辑决策将方法与统计评估同内容评审相结合。