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Asian Journal of Andrology (AJA), the official journal of Asian Society of Andrology and sponsored by the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was started in June 1999 and is a quarterly published in English.
AJA publishes new findings in basic and clinical (including modern, traditional and epidemiological) research on Andrology. Of special interest to the Journal are
Sperm Biology: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Male Reproductive System: Structure and Function Hormonal Regulation of Male Reproduction Male Infertility: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Semen Analysis & Sperm Functional Assays Sperm Selection & Quality and ART Outcomes Male Sexual Dysfunction Male Puberty Development Male Ageing Prostate Diseases Operational Andrology HIV & Male Reproductive Tract Infection Male Contraception Environmental, Life Style, Genetic Factors and Male Health Male Reproductive Toxicology Male Sexual and Reproductive Health
Announcements of professional meetings, postgraduate courses, symposia and other events of interest to andrologists are also published.
The Journal is indexed in many well-known international systems: BIOSIS, CA, CAB Abstracts, CAB Health, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, EMBASE, Index Medicus, MEDLINE, PASCAL, Research Alert and SCI Expanded. The 2008 Impact Factor of AJA is 2.059 and ranks third among the international andrological journals, as indicated by the Journal of Citation Reports (JCR), Institute for Scientific Information, USA. The detailed information is available at the website: http://www.asiaandro.com/.
As an international journal aiming at the promotion of andrological research and the enhancement of academic exchange between western and Asian andrology, AJA is distributed worldwide and welcomes current Original Articles in all areas of andrology, both experimental and clinical, including modern, traditional and epidemiological studies, from any part of the world. Review articles based primarily on authors’ own research on internationally important topics are accepted. Perspective articles present personal, forward-looking or speculative, reviews of a scientific topic. Opinion pieces cover a wide variety of topics that are of current interest in andrology and highlight their interaction with society. Research Highlights are by invitation only and present short updates on new progress in the field of andrology. Commentary articles comment on articles that have been published in AJA. Short Communications and Letters to the Editor are also welcome.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. WANG Yi-fei (E-mail: wangyf@shsmu.edu.cn )
Editorial Office: Room 302, Building 16, 294 Taiyuan Rd, Shanghai 200031, China
Phone: 86-21-5492 2824
Fax: 86-21-5492 2825
E-mail: aja@sibs.ac.cn
URL: www.AsiaAndro.com
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