Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
Journal of Perinatology
ISSN 0743-8346 · eISSN 1476-5543 · Springer Nature · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1999
Journal of Perinatology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.29; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,790; median 140 days to acceptance (119 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 324 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Perinatology is published by Springer Nature 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 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, together about 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Perinatology provides members of the perinatal/neonatal healthcare team with original information pertinent to improving maternal/fetal and neonatal care. We publish peer-reviewed clinical research articles, state-of-the art reviews, comments, quality improvement reports, and letters to the editor. Articles published in the Journal of Perinatology embrace the full scope of the specialty, including clinical, professional, political, administrative and educational aspects. The Journal also explores legal and ethical issues, neonatal technology and product development. The Journal’s audience includes all those that participate in perinatal/neonatal care, including, but not limited to neonatologists, perinatologists, perinatal epidemiologists, pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists, surgeons, neonatal and perinatal nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, dieticians, speech and hearing experts, other allied health professionals, as well as subspecialists who participate in patient care including radiologists, laboratory medicine and pathologists. The Journal of Perinatology accepts topics related to perinatology that have a direct relevance to fetal/and or neonatal care and outcomes. Articles that are primarily of obstetric and/or gynecological interest with little or no direct relevance to neonatal and pediatric care providers are not suitable. Journal of Perinatology is the official journal of the Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics. It is also the official publication of the National Perinatal Association of the United States.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine22.6%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine10.9%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine8%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing6.3%
- Preterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisMedicine4.2%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.1%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience3.9%
- Neonatal and Maternal InfectionsMedicine3.7%
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 | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
| 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 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus
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
- 2.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,694OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 276LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,606,106Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,766 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 379 | 173 | 130 |
| 2025 | 324 | 139 | 651 |
| 2024 | 342 | 136 | 1,553 |
| 2023 | 269 | 94 | 2,219 |
| 2022 | 310 | 133 | 3,074 |
| 2021 | 378 | 187 | 5,277 |
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
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (119 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 160 days
- Sample
- 119 articles with submission and acceptance dates (778 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)
- 3–8 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
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 4,790 / EUR 3,790 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 0743-8346
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-5543
- Society / sponsor
- Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Perinatology
What CAS zone is Journal of Perinatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Perinatology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Pediatrics / 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 Journal of Perinatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.29; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Perinatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 119 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 140 days (interquartile range 101–212 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
Which databases index Journal of Perinatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Perinatology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Perinatology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Perinatology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,790.
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: .