Journal profile · Medicine-Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology Science
ISSN 2287-8572 · eISSN 2287-8580 · Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology · Korea, Republic of
Obstetrics and Gynecology Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 132 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: OGS provides the electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content in the event the journal is no longer published by archiving in PubMed Central. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Obstetrics and Gynecology Science is published by Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Obstetrics and Gynecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science (NLM title: Obstet Gynecol Sci) is an international peer-review journal that published basic, translational, clinical research, and clinical practice guideline to promote women’s health and prevent obstetric and gynecologic disorders. The journal has an international editorial board and is published in English on the 15th day of every other month (January, March, May, July, September, and November). Submitted manuscripts should not contain previously published material and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The journal has been publishing articles since 1958. The aim of the journal is to publish original articles, reviews, short communications, letters to the editor, and video articles that have the potential to change the practices in women’s health care. The journal’s main focus is the diagnosis, treatment, prediction, and prevention of obstetric and gynecologic disorders. Because the life expectancy of Korean and Asian women is increasing, the journal’s editors are particularly interested in the health of elderly women in these population groups. The journal also publishes articles about reproductive biology, stem cell research, and artificial intelligence research for women; additionally, it provides insights into the physiology and mechanisms of obstetric and gynecologic diseases. Obstetrics & Gynecology Science is the official journal of the following academic societies in Korea: - Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Korean Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine - Korean Society of Gynecologic Endocrinology - Korean Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy and Minimal Invasive Surgery - Korean Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - Korean Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health - Korean Urogynecologic Society - Korean Society of Endometriosis
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Obstetrics and Gynecology
Editor-in-chief Young JuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named South Korea 44, United States 7, Taiwan, China 4, Canada 2, Türkiye 2 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering14.9%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences14.9%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences14.9%
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentMedicine4.6%
- Uterine Myomas and TreatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsMedicine4%
- Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine3.3%
- Gynecological conditions and treatmentsMedicine3.2%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2024
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 520OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,768 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 5 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 81 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 299 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 460 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 549 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 898 |
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
132 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 182 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 155 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (114 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted18, with length limits
- case reportThe journal focuses on clinical and experimental studies, reviews, and short communications. Any physician or researcher throughout the world can submit a manus…Length not stated
- clinical trialClinical trialLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- letterThe journal focuses on clinical and experimental studies, reviews, and short communications. Any physician or researcher throughout the world can submit a manus…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- letter to the editorThe journal focuses on clinical and experimental studies, reviews, and short communications. Any physician or researcher throughout the world can submit a manus…Length not stated
- meta-analysisMeta-analysisLength not stated
- original articleThe journal focuses on clinical and experimental studies, reviews, and short communications. Any physician or researcher throughout the world can submit a manus…Length not stated
- original articles[1] Original Articles Original articles are reports of basic or clinical investigations.Length not stated
- original researchThe journal focuses on clinical and experimental studies, reviews, and short communications. Any physician or researcher throughout the world can submit a manus…Length not stated
- othersOthersLength not stated
- randomized controlled trialRandomized controlled trialLength not stated
- reviewThe journal focuses on clinical and experimental studies, reviews, and short communications. Any physician or researcher throughout the world can submit a manus…Length not stated
- review articleReview articleLength not stated
- review article (invited)Review article (Invited)Length not stated
- reviews[2] Reviews Reviews are invited by the editor and should be comprehensive analyses of specific topics.Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal focuses on clinical and experimental studies, reviews, and short communications. Any physician or researcher throughout the world can submit a manus…Length not stated
- short communications[3] Short Communications Short communications are concise original research reports that present important and novel findings in obstetrics and gynecology.Length not stated
- video articleVideo articleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest 2. Conflict of Interest
The corresponding author of an article is asked to inform the Editor of the authors’ potential conflicts of interest possibly influencing the research or interpretation of data. A potential conflict of interest should be disclosed in the cover letter even when the authors are confident that their judgments have not been influenced in preparing the manuscript. Such conflicts may include financial s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing Statement
OGS accepts the ICMJE Recommendations for data sharing statement policy (http://icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf). All manuscripts reporting clinical trial results should submit a data sharing statement following the ICMJE guidelines from 1 Jan 2020.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Considerations
1. Research Ethics All of the manuscripts should be prepared based on strict observation of research and publication ethics guidelines recommended by the Council of Science Editors (http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE, http://www.icmje.org/), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME, http://www.wame.org/), and the Korean Association o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
All published papers become the permanent property of the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. A copyright transfer form should be submitted to the editorial office by fax, regular mail, or e-mail upon acceptance. If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. It is the r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science (OGS) is an open access journal. Articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Permission must be requested from the Editorial Office of OGS to use tables or figures appearing in the journa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review SUBMISSION PROCEDURES FOR PEER REVIEW
Manuscripts Submission Manuscripts should be submitted online at (https://www.editorialmanager.com/ogs). Submission instructions are available on the website. All articles submitted to the journal must comply with these instructions. Failure to do so will result in return of the manuscript and a possible delay in publication. Screening before Review If the manuscript does not fit the aims and scop…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 2. Submission and similarity check
If your manuscript has been posted on a preprint server, please provide the DOI in the cover letter (or the e-submission system) during the submission process. This helps us accurately process the similarity check. Otherwise, it may be incorrectly flagged by our plagiarism check programs, such as Similarity Check (Crosscheck) or CopyKiller.
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
- Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English, Korean
- ISSN
- 2287-8572
- Electronic ISSN
- 2287-8580
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Obstetrics and Gynecology Science
What CAS zone is Obstetrics and Gynecology Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Obstetrics and Gynecology Science 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.5 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Obstetrics and Gynecology Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 132 days (interquartile range 82–182 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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 are the manuscript requirements of Obstetrics and Gynecology Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Obstetrics and Gynecology Science based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (44), United States (7) and Taiwan, China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Obstetrics and Gynecology Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Obstetrics and Gynecology Science is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Obstetrics and Gynecology Science open access, and what is the APC?
Obstetrics and Gynecology Science 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .