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International Breastfeeding Journal

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1956

ISSN1746-4358eISSN1746-4358

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.986

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.312

Total Worksi

1,004

Total Citationsi

31,954

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.67

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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1956

Annual Volume~ 87 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,004

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, 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

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1746-4358 / 1746-4358

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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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

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

2.6k

2019

100

3.7k

2020

2.4k

2021

1.6k

2022

879

2023

617

2024

108

310

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.

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ1

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Obstetrics & GynecologyPediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthObstetrics and Gynecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumChild Nutrition and Water AccessInfant Nutrition and HealthInfant Development and Preterm CareGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGestational Diabetes Research and ManagementCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Frequently asked questions about International Breastfeeding Journal

Is International Breastfeeding Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Breastfeeding Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 International Breastfeeding Journal?

International Breastfeeding 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 2.67.

Is International Breastfeeding Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Breastfeeding Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Breastfeeding Journal?