Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
ISSN 0016-5751 · eISSN 1438-8804 · Georg Thieme Verlag · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1939
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.16; hybrid open access; median 86 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 480 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde is published by Georg Thieme Verlag 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, Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment and Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Obstetrics and Gynecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ZielgruppeGynäkolog*innen und Geburtshelfer*innen in Klinik und Praxis.Zweck und Auftrag der ZeitschriftSeit 1939 ist es das Ziel der Zeitschrift, die Fachwelt über neue Erkenntnisse und Fortschritte in Forschung und klinischer Praxis zu informieren.Darüber hinaus veröffentlicht „GebFra“ in seinem Magazinteil („GebFra Magazin“) einen Überblick über internationale Forschungsergebnisse, Diskussionen zu aktuellen Themen, Medizingeschichte, Fallberichte sowie Mitteilungen der Fachgesellschaft.Arten der veröffentlichten ArtikelOriginalarbeiten, Übersichtsartikel, Leitlinien und Stellungnahmen.Themen- und InhaltsumfangEs werden Themen aus dem gesamten Spektrum der Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe sowie aus eng verwandten Bereichen behandelt, wodurch der wissenschaftliche Austausch gefördert wird.• Allgemeine Gynäkologie• Gynäkologische Onkologie, einschließlich Brustkrebs• Geburtshilfe und Perinatalmedizin• Reproduktionsmedizin und Endokrinologie• UrogynäkologieLeitlinien - Alle Kurzfassungen auf einen Blick:https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/issue/10.1055/s-012-54067
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine9.7%
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentMedicine7.6%
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsMedicine6%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6%
- Uterine Myomas and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Health and Medical StudiesHealth Professions5.5%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine4.9%
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 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
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
- 2.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 26Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 922OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 21,184 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 440 | 47 | 171 |
| 2025 | 480 | 77 | 158 |
| 2024 | 990 | 74 | 309 |
| 2023 | 544 | 61 | 508 |
| 2022 | 929 | 80 | 695 |
| 2021 | 481 | 69 | 1,418 |
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
86 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 121 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 58 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (122 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)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Georg Thieme Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1939
- ISSN
- 0016-5751
- Electronic ISSN
- 1438-8804
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
What CAS zone is Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 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 Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.16; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 86 days (interquartile range 47–121 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde open access, and what is the APC?
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 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, 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: .