Founded | 1967 |
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Type | Not-for-Profit Organization[1][2] |
Purpose | Reproduction research |
Location |
The Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) is an international not-for-profit[2] professional society for scientists working in the fields of reproduction, fertility and development.[3] The Society focuses on reproduction in both people and animals, including research from the areas of medicine, agriculture and basic biology.[4][5] It is credited with being the first organization to focus on "the full panoply of reproductive phenomena"[6]: 145 and is listed as a major professional association publishing reproductive research[6]: 140–141 and a major organization in American animal agriculture.[6]: 42–43 The Society includes members from at least 50 countries worldwide.[7] The official peer-reviewed scientific journal for SSR is Biology of Reproduction.[8][6]