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Practising Midwife

Elsevier · United Kingdom · Est. 1974

ISSN1461-3123

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.122

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.061

Total Worksi

728

Total Citationsi

1,384

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Practising Midwife is a leading UK-based journal for midwives and maternity professionals. It provides evidence-based articles, research, and professional development opportunities to support best practice in midwifery care. The journal covers a wide range of topics relevant to contemporary midwifery, including clinical practice, policy, education, and research. It aims to be a valuable resource for all those involved in providing maternity services, promoting high standards of care and professional growth.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Annual Volume~ 68 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications728

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1461-3123

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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

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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.

Maternity and MidwiferyQ4

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Maternity and MidwiferyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthGlobal Maternal and Child HealthChild and Adolescent HealthMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesHealthcare Systems and ChallengesGlobal Health Workforce IssuesFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsNursing education and management

Frequently asked questions about Practising Midwife

Is Practising Midwife a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Practising Midwife: it is indexed in 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 Practising Midwife?

Practising Midwife is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.122.

Is Practising Midwife indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Practising Midwife is indexed in Scopus.