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American Journal of Perinatology

Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. · United States · Est. 1955

ISSN1098-8785

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.615

H-Indexi

105

SNIPi

0.843

Total Worksi

7,283

Total Citationsi

115,714

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Obstetrics & Gynecology; Pediatrics; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1955

FrequencyTen No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,283

Publisher OrgThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1098-8785

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

348

4.5k

2019

411

7.9k

2020

397

3.2k

2021

350

2022

365

1.4k

2023

323

816

2024

299

216

2025

188

160

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 GynecologyQ2

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Obstetrics & GynecologyPediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthObstetrics and Gynecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesGestational Diabetes Research and ManagementPreterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsNeonatal and fetal brain pathologyMaternal and fetal healthcareInfant Development and Preterm CareBirth, Development, and HealthCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Perinatology

Is American Journal of Perinatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Perinatology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Perinatology?

American Journal of Perinatology 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 1.24.

Is American Journal of Perinatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Perinatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Perinatology?