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Placenta

W.B. Saunders Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0143-4004eISSN1532-3102

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.936

H-Index

177

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.891

Total Works

13,304

Total Citations

240,772

2yr Mean Citedness

0.85

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the placenta, focusing on its role in fetal development and pregnancy complications. Studies investigate placental volume measurement techniques, the association between maternal stress and placental microstructure, and the impact of placental lesions on neurocognitive outcomes and fetal growth restriction. Research also explores the presence of viral genetic material in placental tissue and placental stiffness in pregnancies affected by diabetes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTen No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive

Total Publications13,304

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0143-4004 / 1532-3102

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ1

Reproductive MedicineQ1

Developmental BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Developmental BiologyObstetrics & GynecologyReproductive Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyReproductive MedicineObstetrics and Gynecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesBirth, Development, and HealthReproductive System and PregnancyNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchGestational Diabetes Research and Management