Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
ISSN 0009-9201 · eISSN 1532-5520 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1958
CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; JCR Q3 (journal website); subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, together about 23% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Explore Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, featuring peer‑reviewed articles, clinical studies, and the latest medical research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Editor-in-chief Jonathan SchaffirPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine8.7%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine7.4%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine7%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine6.8%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine4.6%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine4.3%
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 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY · rank 97/143
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,761OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 79 | 3 | 110 |
| 2024 | 85 | 11 | 217 |
| 2023 | 90 | 6 | 393 |
| 2022 | 101 | 23 | 675 |
| 2021 | 90 | 14 | 907 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (27% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0009-9201
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-5520
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
What CAS zone is CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 130.
How long does peer review take at CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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 JCR quartile is CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Q3 (97/143). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .