American Journal of Perinatology

American Journal of Perinatology is published by Thieme Medical Publishers 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 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The American Journal of Perinatology is an international, peer-reviewed, and indexed journal publishing 14 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.

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Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

1.38LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

3.4LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.62LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.64LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

59LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

106OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

3,300OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.53OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

7.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

6.69%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

265LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Average review time (community reports)

4–8 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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Publisher

Thieme Medical Publishers

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1983

ISSN

0735-1631

Electronic ISSN

1098-8785

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub