Journal profile · NURSING
International Journal of Childbirth
ISSN 2156-5287 · eISSN 2156-5295 · Springer Publishing Company
International Journal of Childbirth: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Childbirth is published by Springer Publishing Company 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, Global Maternal and Child Health and Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, together about 55.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine34.7%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine11.6%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions9.3%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine6.4%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine5.3%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine5.1%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine3.3%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities2.8%
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 | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity and Midwifery | Q3 | 33/45 | 27th |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | Q3 | 164/218 | 25th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 391 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 116 |
| 2025 | 18 | 2 | 186 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | 184 |
| 2023 | 30 | 6 | 203 |
| 2022 | 25 | 3 | 176 |
| 2021 | 16 | 5 | 175 |
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.
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
- Springer Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2156-5287
- Electronic ISSN
- 2156-5295
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Childbirth
What CAS zone is International Journal of Childbirth in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Childbirth is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Childbirth?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Childbirth is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Childbirth open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Childbirth 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; 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: .