Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
ISSN 0932-0067 · eISSN 1432-0711 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1870
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.55; fully open access; APC about USD 4,590; median 95 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 343 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Medical and Health Sciences Research, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies and Uterine Myomas and Treatments, together about 20.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics was founded in 1870 as “Archiv für Gynaekologie” and has a long and outstanding tradition. Since 1922 the journal has been the Organ of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe.The Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics publishes- Editorials- News and Views- Reviews- Original articles about clinical topics and basic research in the categories: Maternal Fetal Medicine General Gyneocology Gynecologic Oncology Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine Urogynecology- Position Statements and Guidelines- Correspondence (In this section correspondence on articles can be published. These are letters to the editor that are usually followed by answers of the authors.)- Images in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Outstanding illustrative material will be published. This should be followed by a short description without references.)- Abstractsfrom all subspecialties in Gynecology and Obstetrics. All papers are peer-reviewed and published as quickly as possible. Case reports can be submitted, but will only be accepted if they are of broad interest to the readership and include a systematic review of the literature. Systematic reviews on rare diseases are welcome. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if the guest editor(s) authors an article in their special issue, they will not handle the peer review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Editor-in-chief Sven KehlPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Germany 46, Italy 6, Switzerland 3, Austria 3, Greece 3 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine7.5%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine6.8%
- Uterine Myomas and TreatmentsMedicine6%
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Gynecological conditions and treatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentMedicine5%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine4.9%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine4.9%
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 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,796OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 312LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 23,084 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 322 | 322 | 115 |
| 2025 | 343 | 343 | 946 |
| 2024 | 564 | 258 | 2,900 |
| 2023 | 425 | 179 | 3,147 |
| 2022 | 538 | 210 | 5,903 |
| 2021 | 437 | 177 | 5,667 |
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 Crossref · to
95 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 122 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (817 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,590 / EUR 3,490 / GBP 2,890 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- editorialThe first page of each submitted papers should report the number of words, figures and tables included in the paper.Original Articles should include a take-home…Length not stated
- hypothesisThe first page of each submitted papers should report the number of words, figures and tables included in the paper.Original Articles should include a take-home…Length not stated
- meta-analysisThe first page of each submitted papers should report the number of words, figures and tables included in the paper.Original Articles should include a take-home…Length not stated
- original articleThe first page of each submitted papers should report the number of words, figures and tables included in the paper.Original Articles should include a take-home…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- protocolThe first page of each submitted papers should report the number of words, figures and tables included in the paper.Original Articles should include a take-home…Length not stated
- reviewThe first page of each submitted papers should report the number of words, figures and tables included in the paper.Original Articles should include a take-home…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- systematic reviewThe first page of each submitted papers should report the number of words, figures and tables included in the paper.Original Articles should include a take-home…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contribution
Each manuscript should contain a statement about the authors' contribution to the Manuscript. This should be placed before the reference list at the end of the manuscript. List each author by surname and describe each of their contributions (select all that apply) to the manuscript using the following terms: Protocol/project development Data collection or management Data analysis Manuscript writin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal may publish special issues/guest-edited collections. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1870
- ISSN
- 0932-0067
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-0711
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
What CAS zone is Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.55; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 119.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 95 days (interquartile range 59–152 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (46), Italy (6) and Switzerland (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .