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Placenta

W.B. Saunders Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0143-4004eISSN1532-3102

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.938

H-Indexi

177

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.891

Total Worksi

13,304

Total Citationsi

240,772

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Developmental Biology; Obstetrics & Gynecology; Reproductive Biology; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine.

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

Peer Review—

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

Citations received

634

3.2k

2019

276

6.2k

2020

606

4.1k

2021

372

2.3k

2022

541

1.6k

2023

654

1.1k

2024

691

410

2025

148

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Frequently asked questions about Placenta

Is Placenta a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Placenta: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Placenta?

Placenta is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.85.

Is Placenta indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Placenta is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Placenta?