Journal profile · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Obstetric Medicine
ISSN 1753-495X · eISSN 1753-4968 · SAGE
Obstetric Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; median 137 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Obstetric Medicine is published by SAGE 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, Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy and Pregnancy and Medication Impact, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine15.4%
- Cardiovascular Issues in PregnancyMedicine11.2%
- Pregnancy and Medication ImpactMedicine11.1%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine7.8%
- Gestational Diabetes Research and ManagementMedicine7.6%
- Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis MechanismsMedicine4.1%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine3.8%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 258OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,026 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 50 | 3 |
| 2025 | 68 | 67 | 84 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 94 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 112 |
| 2022 | 91 | 56 | 230 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 468 |
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
137 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 198 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (0 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".
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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1753-495X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-4968
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Obstetric Medicine
What CAS zone is Obstetric Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Obstetric 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.
How long does peer review take at Obstetric Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 137 days (interquartile range 99–198 days). 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 Obstetric Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Obstetric Medicine is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Obstetric Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Obstetric Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .