Journal profile · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
ISSN 2096-6954 · eISSN 2641-5895 · Wolters Kluwer Health · United States
Maternal-Fetal Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 130 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Maternal-Fetal Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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, Maternal and fetal healthcare and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) is a peer-reviewed journal of the Chinese Medical Association. The aim of the journal is to publish high quality scientific articles in all areas of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, including original clinical and translational research, state-of-the-art reviews, consensus and guidelines commentaries, case studies etc. Articles are published quarterly. The journal is available both in print and online. Areas covered include but not limited to: Medical complications of pregnancy Adverse events of pregnancy Fetal development Prenatal screening and diagnosis Fetal Treatment and Therapy Technology and developments in the field of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Reproductive medicine
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Editor-in-chief HuiXia YangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine16.7%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine10.3%
- Gestational Diabetes Research and ManagementMedicine7.3%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine7%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine6.9%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine6%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine5.3%
- Preterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisMedicine4.6%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 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 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY · rank 84/143
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: CSCD, WJCI
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 (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 399 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 3 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 53 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 169 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 108 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 240 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 419 |
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
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 163 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (130 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)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- 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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- case reportType Text* Word count Abstract Word count Figures/Tables References Supplement possible Editorial 1500 No abstract 1 20 No Study Protocol 4500 500 No requiremen…Length not stated
- clinical observationClinical Observation 1000 No abstract 2 10 NoLength not stated
- commentComment 1000 No abstract 2 10 YesLength not stated
- correspondenceType Text* Word count Abstract Word count Figures/Tables References Supplement possible Editorial 1500 No abstract 1 20 No Study Protocol 4500 500 No requiremen…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- editorialType Text* Word count Abstract Word count Figures/Tables References Supplement possible Editorial 1500 No abstract 1 20 No Study Protocol 4500 500 No requiremen…Length not stated
- guideline articleGuideline Article No requirements 500 No requirements No requirements NoLength not stated
- meta analysisMeta Analysis 5000 500 10 50 YesLength not stated
- opinionType Text* Word count Abstract Word count Figures/Tables References Supplement possible Editorial 1500 No abstract 1 20 No Study Protocol 4500 500 No requiremen…Length not stated
- original articleType Text* Word count Abstract Word count Figures/Tables References Supplement possible Editorial 1500 No abstract 1 20 No Study Protocol 4500 500 No requiremen…Length not stated
- perspectiveType Text* Word count Abstract Word count Figures/Tables References Supplement possible Editorial 1500 No abstract 1 20 No Study Protocol 4500 500 No requiremen…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- protocolType Text* Word count Abstract Word count Figures/Tables References Supplement possible Editorial 1500 No abstract 1 20 No Study Protocol 4500 500 No requiremen…Length not stated
- reviewType Text* Word count Abstract Word count Figures/Tables References Supplement possible Editorial 1500 No abstract 1 20 No Study Protocol 4500 500 No requiremen…Length not stated
- study protocolStudy Protocol 4500 500 No requirements No requirements YesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
MFM expects that each person listed as an author has participated sufficiently in the intellectual content, the analysis of data, and/or the writing of the manuscript to take public responsibility for it. Each author must have reviewed the manuscript, believes it represents valid work, and approves it for submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Financial Support and Competing Interests
A financial disclosure section is part of the submission process and must be completed by each author at submission. This information is for review by the Editors but will be published if relevant to the content of the accepted manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Data Availability Statement required from Jan 2023. Model summary
Maternal-Fetal Medicine requires authors to include in any articles that report results derived from research data to include a Data Availability Statement from Jan 2023. This policy applies to original research article, clinical observation, case report, correspondence and meta analysis. The provision of a Data Availability Statement will be verified as a condition of publication. Data Availabili…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
The Chinese Medical Association (CMA) is the owner of all copyrights to any articles published in the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access with no charges to authors. Model summary
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. The journal does not charge for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts and even for color reproduction of photographs. The Chinese Medi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-blind external peer review process. Model summary
Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) operates a double-blind external peer review process, wherein the reviewers and authors are unaware of each other’s identity. Brief introduction on editorial review process of the journal:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via CrossCheck/iThenticate. Model summary
As defined by the World Association of Medical Editors (http://www.wame.org/resources/publication-ethics-policies-for-medical-journals):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Other Reporting Guidelines
Clinical trial registration required. Model summary
The following reporting guidelines need to be followed by authors:
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-6954
- Electronic ISSN
- 2641-5895
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Maternal-Fetal Medicine
What CAS zone is Maternal-Fetal Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Maternal-Fetal Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology. 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 Maternal-Fetal Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Maternal-Fetal Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 83–188 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Maternal-Fetal Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Q3 (84/143). 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 Maternal-Fetal Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Maternal-Fetal Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Maternal-Fetal Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Maternal-Fetal Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Maternal-Fetal Medicine is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .