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Maternal and Child Nutrition

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1740-8695eISSN1740-8709

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.223

H-Index

109

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.359

Total Works

2,578

Total Citations

75,545

2yr Mean Citedness

2.13

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on maternal and child nutrition, examining interventions and factors influencing nutritional status and health outcomes from pregnancy through early childhood. It covers topics such as dietary patterns, supplementation, breastfeeding practices, infant feeding, and the impact of food insecurity and health systems on nutrition in various global contexts. The scope also includes the development of human capital and the effectiveness of health policies and programs related to maternal and child nutrition.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,578

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1740-8695 / 1740-8709

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Nutrition and DieteticsQ1

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ1

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nutrition & DieteticsPediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and Gynecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Nutrition and Water AccessBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesChild Nutrition and Feeding IssuesFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsObesity, Physical Activity, DietPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareGlobal Maternal and Child HealthBirth, Development, and HealthMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumIron Metabolism and Disorders