Review Articles survey recent developments in a topical area of andrological research. Reviews have a word limit of 6000 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. A number of Reviews will be solicited by the editors; however, we also welcome timely, unsolicited Reviews. Authors with proposals for Reviews should present information concerning the proposed content and authors of their Review to the editors prior to submission.

Research Highlights are published by AJA in order to provide our readership with a ‘digest’ of the best and most interesting primary research papers that are being published in the field of andrology on all topics that relate to men’s health. These pieces are by invitation only and present short updates on any new progress in andrology. These pieces are short (less than 1000 words) and should be written in the style of a journalistic news report.

Commentary articles are succinct comments on articles published in Asian Journal of Andrology. The Commentary section of Asian Journal of Andrology provides a forum in which relevant scientific news and comments as reported in recently published Asian Journal of Andrology articles can be communicated to its readers. These pieces are short (less than 1000 words) and should be written in the style of a journalistic news report. Commentary articles do not contain an abstract.

Perspectives articles present personal, forward-looking or speculative, reviews of a scientific topic. Papers presenting controversial positions or two reviews that advocate opposite sides of a research controversy are also published as Perspectives. Perspectives have a word limit of 5000 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. A number of Perspectives will be solicited by the editors; however, we also welcome timely, unsolicited Perspectives. Authors with proposals for Perspectives should present information concerning the proposed content and authors to the editors prior to submission.

Opinion pieces cover a wide variety of topics that are of current interest in andrology and highlight their interaction with society. They may discuss policy, ethics, science or society and should be written in an accessible, non-technical style. They can be written with authority, color, vivacity and personal voice. Opinion pieces should be 1500 - to 2500 words and should contain no more than 25 references. They do not contain primary research data, although they may present ‘sociological’ data (funding trends, demographics, bibliographic data, scientific and social development, etc.). Opinion pieces do not contain an abstract, and apart from keywords there is no obligation to divide the text into sections. In all other respects, the directions for full papers should be followed.