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International Journal of Childbirth

Springer Publishing Company · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2156-5295

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.172

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.233

Total Worksi

397

Total Citationsi

1,816

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Childbirth is a publication in the field of maternity and midwifery. It aims to advance the understanding and practice of childbirth care, addressing clinical and policy perspectives. The journal publishes research related to medicine and nursing.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications397

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2156-5295

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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

104

2019

101

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Maternity and MidwiferyQ4

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Maternity and MidwiferyObstetrics and Gynecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthMaternal and fetal healthcareGlobal Health Workforce IssuesPregnancy-related medical researchBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyPelvic floor disorders treatments

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Childbirth

Is International Journal of Childbirth a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Childbirth: 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 International Journal of Childbirth?

International Journal of Childbirth 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 0.39.

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

International Journal of Childbirth is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.