Journal profile · Nursing
Midwifery
ISSN 0266-6138 · eISSN 1532-3099 · Churchill Livingstone · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1985
Midwifery: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,630; median 162 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 333 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Midwifery is published by Churchill Livingstone 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 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum and Global Maternal and Child Health, together about 52.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of care during pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal and beyond for childbearing women, their infants and families. The journal's publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes.Midwifery provides a forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates. Midwifery papers cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and translational areas of practice in maternal and infant care, maternity services and other health systems.Midwifery is officially recognised by the European Midwives Association.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United Kingdom 20, Australia 8, Mainland China 6, United States 3, Canada 2 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine23.8%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine18.1%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine10.7%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine7.3%
- Gestational Diabetes Research and ManagementMedicine3.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.2%
- Nursing education and managementNursing3.1%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine3%
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 | Nursing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nursing | 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 | Nursing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,623OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 54.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 285LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 237 | 130 | 51 |
| 2025 | 333 | 195 | 654 |
| 2024 | 276 | 173 | 1,470 |
| 2023 | 213 | 126 | 1,941 |
| 2022 | 235 | 119 | 3,114 |
| 2021 | 236 | 113 | 4,362 |
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 PubMed · to
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 114 days – 214 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 164 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (631 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 125 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,630 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 2,910 / JPY 450,230 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,750 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- discussion or theoretical papersDiscussion or theoretical papersLength not stated
- editoriale title page, abstract, references etc. Editorials For Editorials, the maximum length is up to 2500 words, 25 references and 2 tables or figures. Letters to the…main text ≤ 2,500 words · references ≤ 25
- editorialsEditorialsLength not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the Editor.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor referring to a recent Midwifery article are encouraged up to 3 months after the appearance of a published paper. Text is limited to 350 wo…main text ≤ 350 words · references ≤ 5
- research articlerences is provided in the next section. Research articles For primary research articles, the maximum length up to 5000 words, 50 references, and 6 tables or fig…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- research articlesResearch articles; quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodsLength not stated
- review articlee title page, abstract, references etc. Review articles (systematic reviews, meta-analyses, meta syntheses) For review articles, the maximum length up to 5000 w…main text ≤ 5,000 words · references ≤ 100
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
By adhering to the authorship requirements stated above, authors meet the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria [updated version January 2024] on authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines
Please upload the appropriate and completed Reporting Guideline Checklist during your manuscript submission process. To find reporting guidelines see: www.equator-network.org STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) - Observational cohort, case control and cross sectional studies) STROBE Checklist Quasi-experimental/non-randomised evaluations TREND (Transparent…
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
- Churchill Livingstone
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0266-6138
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-3099
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Midwifery
What CAS zone is Midwifery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Midwifery is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Midwifery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.7; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at Midwifery?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 114–214 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Midwifery?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Midwifery based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (20), Australia (8) and Mainland China (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Midwifery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Midwifery is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Midwifery open access, and what is the APC?
Midwifery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,630.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .