Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Perinatal Education
ISSN 1058-1243 · eISSN 1548-8519 · Springer Nature
Journal of Perinatal Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Perinatal Education is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine25.9%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology10.1%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine9.9%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine9.4%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine8%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine4.1%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine4.1%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 297OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,080 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 26 | 25 | 18 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 52 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 95 |
| 2021 | 28 | 27 | 142 |
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 Nature
- ISSN
- 1058-1243
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-8519
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Perinatal Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Perinatal Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Perinatal Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Perinatal Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Perinatal Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Perinatal Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Perinatal Education 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, 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: .