Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING
ISSN 0893-2190 · eISSN 1550-5073 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1987
JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.36; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; median 109 days to acceptance (17 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Infant Development and Preterm Care, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences, together about 37.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Black mothers face higher rates of maternal mortality and morbidity than any other group in the United States. Despite their potential to influence maternal health outcomes positively, Black fathers are typically overlooked in health care systems and maternal health research. This commentary is a call to action to stop sidelining fathers and help them help mothers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine16.2%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine13.7%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine7.1%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine6.5%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine5.1%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions5.1%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions4.9%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing3.7%
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 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | 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 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
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 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · NURSING · rank 100/194
- JCR Q3 · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY · rank 87/143
- JCR Q2 · PEDIATRICS · rank 90/190
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
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 646OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,387 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 80 | 9 | 50 |
| 2024 | 102 | 15 | 225 |
| 2023 | 83 | 11 | 235 |
| 2022 | 77 | 10 | 362 |
| 2021 | 73 | 10 | 373 |
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 · to
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 175 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (16 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 184 days
- Sample
- 17 articles with submission and acceptance dates (174 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0893-2190
- Electronic ISSN
- 1550-5073
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing / Obstetrics & Gynecology / Pediatrics. 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.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.36; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING?
Based on the dates recorded on 17 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 56–175 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, NURSING Q3 (100/194), OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Q3 (87/143), PEDIATRICS Q2 (90/190). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .