Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
AJP Reports
ISSN 2157-6998 · eISSN 2157-7005 · Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. · United States
AJP Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,200; median 59 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AJP Reports is published by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Maternal and fetal healthcare and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Perinatology is an international, peer-reviewed, and indexed journal publishing 16 issues a year dealing with original research and topical reviews. It is the definitive forum for specialists in obstetrics, neonatology, perinatology, and maternal/fetal medicine, with emphasis on bridging the different fields.The focus is primarily on clinical and translational research, clinical and technical advances in diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment as well as evidence-based reviews. Topics of interest include epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and management of maternal, fetal, and neonatal diseases. Manuscripts on new technology, NICU set-ups, and nursing topics are published to provide a broad survey of important issues in this field.All articles undergo rigorous peer review, with web-based submission, expedited turn-around, and availability of electronic publication.The American Journal of Perinatology is accompanied by AJP Reports - an Open Access journal for case reports in neonatology and maternal/fetal medicine.Abstracting and indexing:Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS, CINAHL, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, EMBASE, Excerpta Medica, Index Medicus, ISI/BIOMED, MEDLINE, Reference Update, Research Alert, Science Citation Index, Scopus, Scisearch, EBSCO, ProQuest
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine9%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine8.5%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine8.2%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine7.8%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine6.4%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine5.5%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine4.7%
- Preterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPMCEmbaseCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Index Medicus
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 219OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 739 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 23 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 22 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 85 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 79 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 120 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 221 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
59 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 96 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 97 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,875 / USD 3,200 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,300 / EUR 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,300 / EUR 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 3,015 / USD 3,355 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2157-6998
- Electronic ISSN
- 2157-7005
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AJP Reports
What CAS zone is AJP Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AJP Reports is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AJP Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at AJP Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 59 days (interquartile range 41–96 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index AJP Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AJP Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AJP Reports open access, and what is the APC?
AJP Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .