Journal profile
Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology
ISSN 2054-958X · BMC · United Kingdom
Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology: fully open access; APC about USD 2,890; median 169 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 48 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology is published by BMC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, Global Maternal and Child Health and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology welcomes Research and Review articles related to the health and diseases of mothers of reproductive age groups, and those related to neonatal and perinatal topics. Subjects include (but are not limited to) the epidemiology, clinical, prevention and treatment aspects of pregnancy-related conditions during preconception, prenatal, and postpartum periods; placental development and complications; fetal development; and topics related to labor and delivery. The journal is also interested in articles on the health and illnesses affecting the foetus and newborn infant. Some examples of these are: infectious diseases, medical and surgical conditions of major organ systems, routine and intensive care of newborn infants, neonatal resuscitation, breastfeeding, human milk feeding and nutrition, and the follow-up and outcomes of high and normal-risk newborn infants. In general, these topics should be related to maternal health, neonatology and perinatology, and be relevant globally or to a specific region or country.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Sreekanth K. ViswanathanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 15, United Kingdom 3, Türkiye 3, India 2, Australia 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions15.2%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine13.1%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine12.1%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine12.1%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine4.6%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine4%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 280,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 60 | 595 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 643 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 693 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 760 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 790 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 762 |
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
169 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 254 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 52 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 223 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (107 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | EUR 2,490 / USD 2,890 / GBP 2,290 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,790 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,090 / USD 2,690 / EUR 2,290 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,290 / USD 2,890 / EUR 2,490 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted6
- brief reportResearch Review Comment Brief Report Case report Matters ArisingLength not stated
- case reportResearch Review Comment Brief Report Case report Matters ArisingLength not stated
- commentResearch Review Comment Brief Report Case report Matters ArisingLength not stated
- matters arisingResearch Review Comment Brief Report Case report Matters ArisingLength not stated
- researchResearch Review Comment Brief Report Case report Matters ArisingLength not stated
- reviewResearch Review Comment Brief Report Case report Matters ArisingLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required; deposit in public repositories or include in paper/supporting files. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access articles published under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creati…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2054-958X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology
How long does peer review take at Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 169 days (interquartile range 106–254 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), United Kingdom (3) and Türkiye (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology open access, and what is the APC?
Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,890.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .