Journal profile · Nursing
Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health
ISSN 1526-9523 · eISSN 1542-2011 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2000
Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.77; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,750; review about 149 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 139 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum and Global Maternal and Child Health, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (JMWH) is the official journal of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. The aim of the Journal is to advance new research and current knowledge across a broad scope of interprofessional topics with implications for midwifery practice, policy, education, research, and workforce development in the United States. Topics include perinatal care, sexual and reproductive health care, gynecologic care, primary care, public health, health care policy, and global health. Global health articles with broad perspectives and implications will be considered. JMWH prioritizes content that promotes midwifery practice, the Hallmarks of Midwifery, antiracism, and optimal, equitable health and wellness. JMWH welcomes submissions from midwives, other health professionals, scientists, and those with an interest in the Journal’s scope.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Melissa D. AveryPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine20.1%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine10.6%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine7.6%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine5.1%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine5.1%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine4.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing3.9%
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 | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | 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 | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
AHCIWeb of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
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
- 2.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,342OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 119Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 828,961Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,701 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 77 | 10 |
| 2025 | 139 | 100 | 141 |
| 2024 | 141 | 102 | 507 |
| 2023 | 143 | 89 | 993 |
| 2022 | 147 | 61 | 1,207 |
| 2021 | 127 | 44 | 1,686 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (63% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 149 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 36 daysPublisher 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 3,750 / EUR 3,120 / GBP 2,500 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1526-9523
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-2011
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 71, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health
What CAS zone is Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nursing. 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 Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.77; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 104.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health?
The publisher reports about 149 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (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.
Which databases index Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists AHCI, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,750.
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: .