Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology
ISSN 0167-482X · eISSN 1743-8942 · Informa Healthcare · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 1982
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.73; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 105 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology is published by Informa Healthcare 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 Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions and Reproductive Health and Technologies, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Reproductive Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please note that Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 44 (2023). Previous volumes will continue to provide access through a Pay to Read model. The Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology was founded in 1982 in order to provide a scientific forum for obstetricians, gynecologists, psychiatrists and psychologists, academic health professionals as well as for all those who are interested in the psychosocial and psychosomatic aspects of women’s health. Another of its aims is to stimulate obstetricians and gynecologists to pay more attention to this very important facet of their profession. The Journal is the official journal of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISPOG) and brings together information in the field of psychosomatic medicine related to obstetrics and gynecology. It covers the many disciplines involved such as gynecology, gynecological oncology, nursing and nurse midwifery, obstetrics, perinatology, psychiatry, psychology and reproductive endocrinology. It therefore publishes clinical and basic information of multidisciplinary interest. The Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology is publishes original articles, review articles, opinions, short communications, letters to the editor, book reviews, and announcements. This journal uses double-anonymized peer review. Please note, from 2023 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Editor-in-chief Liat HelpmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine18.4%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine9.6%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine8.5%
- Menstrual Health and DisordersMedicine6.6%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine5.2%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology4.5%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine4.5%
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 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
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 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
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
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCEmbasePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 2.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.18Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 989OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 252,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,675 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 128 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 203 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 368 |
| 2022 | 32 | 16 | 248 |
| 2021 | 37 | 15 | 637 |
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
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (85 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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 4,595 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,640 / USD 3,300 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,940 / GBP 2,920 / EUR 3,505 / USD 5,485 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 1
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Article Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and met…Length not stated
- editorialShould be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction; acknowledgments; declaration of in…Length not stated
- letterShould be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, di…Length not stated
- letter to editorJournal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology accepts the following types of article: Research Article Book Review Personal View Short Communication Review A…Length not stated
- personal viewJournal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology accepts the following types of article: Research Article Book Review Personal View Short Communication Review A…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and met…Length not stated
- review articleResearch Article Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and met…main text ≤ 200 words · abstract ≤ 200 words
- short communicationResearch Article Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and met…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Data availability Data Sharing Policy
Data sharing: share upon reasonable request Model summary
This journal applies the Taylor & Francis share upon reasonable request data sharing policy. Authors agree to make data and materials supporting the results or analyses presented in their paper available upon reasonable request. It is up to the author to determine whether a request is reasonable. Authors are required to cite any data sets referenced in the article and provide a Data Availability S…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Options
Copyright options include Creative Commons licenses for open access Model summary
Copyright allows you to protect your original material, and stop others from using your work without your permission. Taylor & Francis offers a number of different license and reuse options, including Creative Commons licenses when publishing open access. Read more on publishing agreements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Ethics
Double anonymous peer review by two independent reviewers Model summary
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double anonymous peer reviewed by two independent, anonymous expert. If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed but anonymity not guaranteed Model summary
If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0167-482X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-8942
- Society / sponsor
- International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology
What CAS zone is Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology / Psychiatry / Psychology, Clinical. 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 Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.73; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 68–150 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27%. 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 Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 1; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .