Journal profile · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
ISSN 1467-2561 · eISSN 1744-4667
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 100 days to acceptance (18 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 84% (journal website); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 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 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy, Maternal and fetal healthcare and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist</em> is an obstetrics and gynaecology journal publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed articles for continuing professional development in women's health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Wai YoongPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 3, United Kingdom 2, India 2, Canada 1, Egypt 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine9.5%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine9.3%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine8.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine6.5%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine5.3%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine4.3%
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
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 355OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 51Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 515,761Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,523 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 60 | 33 | 43 |
| 2024 | 55 | 32 | 53 |
| 2023 | 55 | 29 | 122 |
| 2022 | 76 | 13 | 213 |
| 2021 | 77 | 10 | 294 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 17 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 54 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 18 articles with submission and acceptance dates (105 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 84%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 84%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 60 daysPublisher 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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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
- ISSN
- 1467-2561
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-4667
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
What CAS zone is Obstetrician & Gynaecologist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 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 Obstetrician & Gynaecologist?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Obstetrician & Gynaecologist?
Based on the dates recorded on 18 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 17–212 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 84% (2025). 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 Obstetrician & Gynaecologist based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3), United Kingdom (2) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Obstetrician & Gynaecologist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Obstetrician & Gynaecologist open access, and what is the APC?
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .