Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Journal of Perinatal Medicine is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH 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 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal ObjectiveThe Journal of Perinatal Medicine (JPM) is an international forum covering the entire field of perinatal medicine. For decades, JPM has focused on publications relevant to perinatal medicine, patient care and patient safety. It is an indispensable news source for all obstetricians, neonatologists, perinatologists and other health professionals who want to keep abreast of advances in perinatal and related research. The journal offers statements on themes of topical interest and different views on controversial topics.JPM is published in 9 issues per year. All contributions submitted for publication in JPM are subject to double-anonymized peer review by at least two experts in the field, selected and invited by the Editor-in-Chief and a dedicated Editorial Team. JPM publishes only English-language a rticles in the categories listed below.The current volume is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Bri ll’s Subscribe to Open program.TopicsAntenatal Care // Chorioamnionitis // Diabetes // Fetal Anomalia // Fetal Diagnosis // Intapartum Care // Maternal Medicine // Multiples // Neonatal Care // Obstetrics // Prematurity // Preterm Labor and Preterm Birth // UltrasoundArticle formats Original Article, Review, Mini Review, Opinion Paper, Short Communication, Editorial, Letter to the Editor, Commentary, Guidelines and RecommendationsInstructions for AuthorsSubmission ChecklistTemplate for Ethical and Legal Declarations Your Benefits Specialized, comprehensive and translational research High quality peer-review Rapid publication times No costs for open access publishing (Subscribe-to-Open model) Authors retain copyright – articles published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) License Each article easily discoverable because of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and comprehensive abstracting and indexing services Secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico Other publications in the field Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine Practical Obstetrics Hot Topics in Perinatal Medicine

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology

Editor-in-chief Joachim W. DudenhausenPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website

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Impact

Impact factor

1.28LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

1.3Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

1.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

3.4LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

3.4Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.66LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.83LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

60LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

102OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

2,294OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.86OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

7.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

58.64%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

167LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

4–8 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 15 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Double 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.

• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Country or region

GERMANY

Language

English

Frequency

Bimonthly

Founded

1973

ISSN

0300-5577

Electronic ISSN

1619-3997

Society / sponsor

International Academy of Perinatal Medicine

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
• Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗DOAJ
• Editorial board ↗DOAJ
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ