The aim of Maturitas is to provide a critical medium for the exchange of information and ideas concerning the important changes in many physiological, psychological and sociological functions, occurring in the middle years and beyond, as far as related to the climacteric in both men and women.

Maturitas will publish original research papers in the following areas:

• Studies in anatomy, endocrinology, gynaecology, andrology, biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology, pathology, psychology, epidemiology, sociology, sexology and other disciplines on topics concerned with the middle years and beyond, as far as related to the climacteric including relevant animal studies

• Related clinical case studies

• Management, prevention and therapeutic problems related to ageing and to the climacteric in men and women

• Other relevant material at the discretion of the Chief Editor