Breastfeeding Medicine

Breastfeeding Medicine is published by Mary Ann Liebert 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 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences, Infant Nutrition and Health and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, together about 59.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Breastfeeding Medicine provides unparalleled peer-reviewed research, protocols, and clinical applications to ensure optimal care for mother and infant. The Journal answers the growing demand for evidence-based research and explores the immediate and long-term outcomes of breastfeeding, including its epidemiologic, physiologic, and psychological benefits. It is the exclusive source of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocols. Breastfeeding Medicine coverage includes: Breastfeeding recommendations and protocols Health consequences of artificial feeding Physiology of lactation and biochemistry of breast milk Optimal nutrition for the breastfeeding mother Breastfeeding indications and contraindications Managing breastfeeding discomfort, pain, and other complications Breastfeeding the premature or sick infant Breastfeeding in the chronically ill mother Management of the breastfeeding mother on medication Infectious disease transmission through breast milk and breastfeeding The collection and storage of human milk and human milk banking Measuring the impact of being a “baby-friendly” hospital Cultural competence and cultural sensitivity International public health issues including social and economic issues.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY-PEDIATRICS

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

2.07LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

3.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.69LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.88LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

37LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

85OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

987OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.9OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

14.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

7.23%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

113LetPub · 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)

6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

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

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

2006

ISSN

1556-8253

Electronic ISSN

1556-8342

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub