Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Congenital Anomalies
ISSN 0914-3505 · eISSN 1741-4520 · WILEY · JAPAN
Congenital Anomalies: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,830; median 117 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Congenital Anomalies is published by WILEY 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Congenital Anomalies is the official English language journal of the Japanese Teratology Society, and publishes interdisciplinary research dealing with birth defect and pregnancy loss, reproductive disabilities and prevention of abnormal development from all over the world. Although contributions by members of the teratology societies affiliated with The International Federation of Teratology Societies are given priority, contributions from non-members are welcomed. The journal welcomes submission to 5 sections as follows. Clinical Teratology: Studies focusing on clinical human teratology Experimental Teratology: Teratology studies using experimental approaches Genetics: Teratology studies using genetic approaches Normal Human Development: Teratology studies mainly focusing on human embryology Regulatory Science and Epidemiology: Developmental and reproductive toxicology studies from the standpoints of regulatory science and/or epidemiology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Editor-in-chief Yuhei NishimuraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 44, India 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences12.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences12.4%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering12.4%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine6%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryMedicine4.6%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine4%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine3.4%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIELetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 1.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 398OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 30Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 133,509Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,298 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 45 | 3 |
| 2025 | 35 | 17 | 23 |
| 2024 | 54 | 30 | 99 |
| 2023 | 50 | 25 | 85 |
| 2022 | 54 | 7 | 192 |
| 2021 | 53 | 9 | 191 |
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
117 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 134 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (90 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 122 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,830 / EUR 2,370 / GBP 1,900 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- editorialOriginal articlesRegular research articles including experimental and clinical materials. Formal Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be formatted and su…Length not stated
- letterOriginal articlesRegular research articles including experimental and clinical materials. Formal Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be formatted and su…Length not stated
- meta-analysisOriginal articlesRegular research articles including experimental and clinical materials. Formal Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be formatted and su…Length not stated
- opinionOriginal articlesRegular research articles including experimental and clinical materials. Formal Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be formatted and su…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal articlesRegular research articles including experimental and clinical materials. Formal Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be formatted and su…Length not stated
- research articleOriginal articlesRegular research articles including experimental and clinical materials. Formal Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be formatted and su…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal articlesRegular research articles including experimental and clinical materials. Formal Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be formatted and su…Length not stated
- short communication, and figure legends. Figures: Up to 8. Short communications Word limit: 2500 words excluding title page, abstract (up to 250 words), referencemain text ≤ 2,500 words
- systematic reviewOriginal articlesRegular research articles including experimental and clinical materials. Formal Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be formatted and su…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section.Find more details on Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Obtaining Permission to Reproduce Material.The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
No submission fees. Model summary
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-anonymized peer review; manuscripts reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers and an Associate Editor. Model summary
Please refer to our Aims and Scope page for the sections covered by this journal. You will be requested to specify which one of the sections is most relevant to your paper in the submission system (in the "Cover Letter" field). Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, new submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal: https…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: preprint-submitted articles considered; submitted versions may be posted to preprint servers. Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.Congenital Anomalies will consider for review articles previously published on preprint servers. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- WILEY
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0914-3505
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-4520
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Teratology Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 66, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Congenital Anomalies
What CAS zone is Congenital Anomalies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Congenital Anomalies 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 Congenital Anomalies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.27; h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Congenital Anomalies?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 117 days (interquartile range 71–166 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Congenital Anomalies based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (44) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Congenital Anomalies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Congenital Anomalies is indexed in SCIE. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Congenital Anomalies open access, and what is the APC?
Congenital Anomalies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,830.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .