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Maternal and Child Health Journal

Springer GmbH & Co, Auslieferungs-Gesellschaf · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1092-7875eISSN1573-6628

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.788

H-Indexi

141

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.788

Total Worksi

4,540

Total Citationsi

134,211

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Maternal and Child Health Journal offers an exclusive forum for advancing scientific and professional knowledge of the maternal and child health (MCH) field. Peer-reviewed papers address MCH practice, policy, and research, exploring such topics as MCH epidemiology, demography, and health status assessment; Innovative MCH service initiatives; Implementation of MCH programs; MCH policy analysis and advocacy and MCH professional development. Exploring the full spectrum of the field, Maternal and Child Health Journal is an important tool for practitioners as well as academics in public health, obstetrics, gynecology, prenatal medicine, pediatrics, and neonatology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,540

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer GmbH & Co, Auslieferungs-Gesellschaf

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1092-7875 / 1573-6628

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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

184

3.9k

2019

226

3.7k

2020

213

2.6k

2021

258

2.5k

2022

304

1.7k

2023

169

494

2024

171

143

2025

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.

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

EpidemiologyQ2

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsGestational Diabetes Research and ManagementBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsBirth, Development, and HealthObesity, Physical Activity, DietInfant Development and Preterm CareChild Nutrition and Water Access

Frequently asked questions about Maternal and Child Health Journal

Is Maternal and Child Health Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Maternal and Child Health Journal: 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 Maternal and Child Health Journal?

Maternal and Child Health Journal 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 1.31.

Is Maternal and Child Health Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Maternal and Child Health Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.