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American Journal of Perinatology

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

ISSN1098-8785

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.713

H-Index

105

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.843

Total Works

7,283

Total Citations

115,714

2yr Mean Citedness

1.24

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on maternal and neonatal health, focusing on pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, and postpartum hemorrhage, as well as neonatal outcomes related to prematurity and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1955

Annual Volume~ 327 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,283

Publisher OrgThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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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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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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 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