Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
ISSN 1015-3837 · eISSN 1421-9964 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1990
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.64; hybrid open access; median 134 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 78 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy is published by S. Karger AG and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The first journal to focus on the fetus as a patient, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy provides a wide range of biomedical specialists with a single source of reports encompassing the common discipline of fetal medicine. The journal includes peer-reviewed original research papers, spanning from basic and pathophysiological investigations to clinical studies in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. In addition, the journal addresses timely topics of wide interest in a section dedicated to reviews and mini-reviews, where specific clinical questions are covered by internationally renowned experts. Finally, two sections, “Novel Insights in Fetal Medicine” and “Images in Fetal Medicine”, are dedicated to particularly interesting case reports with a special focus on cases documented by means of multimodal imaging.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Editor-in-chief Edgar Hernández-AndradePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine14.2%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine10.3%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine7.8%
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological DisordersMedicine7.1%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryMedicine4.4%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine4.4%
- Preterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
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
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
- 1.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,958OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,672 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 18 | 7 |
| 2025 | 78 | 28 | 62 |
| 2024 | 84 | 32 | 249 |
| 2023 | 82 | 28 | 396 |
| 2022 | 72 | 23 | 471 |
| 2021 | 111 | 32 | 1,172 |
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 PubMed · to
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 180 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 161 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (173 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30.3%Publisher 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- CHECK OUT NOWDeadline
Article types accepted2
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1015-3837
- Electronic ISSN
- 1421-9964
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
What CAS zone is Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.64; CiteScore 3, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 92–180 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30.3%. 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.
Which databases index Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .