Research Gaps and Misperceptions in Reproduction and Their Impact on Women’s Health

Dear Colleagues,

Women and men have distinct biological roles in reproduction. Both women and men provide gametes that create the embryo and the resulting fetus. Women then carry the fetus during pregnancy and provide nutrition at the beginning of life. This asymmetry in women’s and men’s biological roles has led to a spectrum of social misperceptions, medical inequalities, psychological challenges, and research gaps, which are detrimental to women’s and men’s health. In this Special Issue, we plan to publish research articles, reviews, and opinion pieces that touch directly or indirectly on women’s reproduction. We look forward to contributions from biological, medical, social, psychological, ethical, or any other relevant perspectives.

Prof. Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss
Dr. Samantha Beth Schon
Dr. Angela K. Lawson
Dr. Deborah Ikhena-Abel 
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Women is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.