Contraception (journal)

{{Infobox journal

| title = Contraception

| cover =

| editor = Carolyn Westhoff

| discipline = Obstetrics and gynecology

| former_names =

| abbreviation = Contraception

| publisher = Elsevier

| country =

| frequency = Monthly

| history = 1970-present

| openaccess =

| license =

| impact = 2.335

| impact-year = 2014

| website = http://www.journals.elsevier.com/contraception/

| link1 = http://www.contraceptionjournal.org/current

| link1-name = Online access

| link2 = http://www.contraceptionjournal.org/issues

| link2-name = Online archive

| JSTOR =

| OCLC = 643682625

| LCCN = 70012711

| CODEN = CCPTAY

| ISSN = 0010-7824

| eISSN =

}}

Contraception is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering reproductive medicine. It is published by Elsevier and was established in 1970. It is the official journal of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals and the Society of Family Planning. The founding editor-in-chief was Daniel R. Mishell, Jr. (University of Southern California){{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-contraception-expert.html | title=Deciphering the Menu of Birth Control Options | work=New York Times | date=1 August 2008 | accessdate=6 November 2014 | author=Berger, Leslie}} and the current one is Carolyn Westhoff (Mailman School of Public Health). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 2.335, ranking it 23rd out of 79 journals in the category "Obstetrics & Gynecology".{{cite book |year=2015 |chapter=Journals Ranked by Impact: Obstetrics & Gynecology |title=2014 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters |edition=Science |series=Web of Science }}