Journal profile · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
International Journal of Womens Health
ISSN 1179-1411 · DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD · NEW ZEALAND
International Journal of Womens Health: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.46; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 4,320; median 83 days to acceptance (139 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 491 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Womens Health is published by DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD 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 Global Maternal and Child Health, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions and Endometriosis Research and Treatment, together about 20.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Obstetrics and Gynecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Professor Elie D Al-Chaer The International Journal of Women's Health is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on all aspects of women's healthcare. The International Journal of Women's Health will no longer accept meta-analyses for publication. Specific topics covered by the journal include: Health conditions pertaining to Obstetrics & Gynecology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Cardiology, Hematology, Oncology, and other fields of science and medicine. Early diagnosis, screening, prevention, and treatment of health conditions including chronic conditions such as pain, migraine, headaches, arthritis, osteoporosis. Sexual and reproductive health including fertility patterns and emerging technologies to address infertility. Infectious disease with chronic sequelae including HIV/AIDS, HPV, PID, and other STDs. Psychological and psychosocial conditions - depression across the life span, substance abuse, domestic violence. Physical and emotional wellbeing. Health maintenance among aging females - factors affecting the quality of life including physical, social, and mental issues. Male vs female incidence comparisons for conditions that affect both genders. Avenues for health promotion and disease prevention across the life span. The journal is characterized by the rapid reporting of original research, clinical studies, reports, editorials, reviews, and commentaries. Updated 1 August 2025
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Elie D Al-ChaerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 36, India 13, Italy 12, Mainland China 10, Australia 5 (103 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine7.5%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine7%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine5.9%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine5.9%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine5.6%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine5.4%
- Uterine Myomas and TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Gynecological conditions and treatmentsMedicine4.6%
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 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 Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SJR, CiteScore, Impact FactorPublisher website
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
- 2.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.25Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,046OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 482LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 487,180Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,788 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 630 | 630 | 98 |
| 2025 | 491 | 491 | 821 |
| 2024 | 216 | 216 | 1,062 |
| 2023 | 192 | 192 | 1,822 |
| 2022 | 164 | 164 | 2,909 |
| 2021 | 124 | 124 | 2,521 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 100 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (139 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 103 days
- Sample
- 139 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,184 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)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Desk decision
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 4,320 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,836 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,300 | Yes | — |
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 accepted3
- case reportAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- reviewAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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
- DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
- Country or region
- NEW ZEALAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1179-1411
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Womens Health
What CAS zone is International Journal of Womens Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Womens Health 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 International Journal of Womens Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.46; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Womens Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 139 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 65–100 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 International Journal of Womens Health in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Womens Health based?
Of the 103 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (36), India (13) and Italy (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Womens Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Womens Health is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Womens Health open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Womens Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,320.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .