Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
Prenatal Diagnosis
ISSN 0197-3851 · eISSN 1097-0223 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1981
Prenatal Diagnosis: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.05; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,640; median 109 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 255 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prenatal Diagnosis is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Prenatal Diagnosis welcomes submissions in all aspects of prenatal screening and diagnosis with a particular focus on areas in which molecular biology and genetics interface with prenatal care and therapy, encompassing: Prenatal molecular genetics, including genome sequencing and the diagnosis of single gene disorders; All aspects of fetal therapy; Fetal and placental cell-free nucleic acids and cells in maternal blood and other fluids for fetal diagnosis and prediction of adverse pregnancy outcomes; Imaging in relation to fetal anomalies, genetic syndromes and fetal phenotyping; Prenatal cytogenetics and cytogenomics; Prenatal and preconceptional genetic screening and counseling; Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic studies in the context of fetal anomalies and genetic syndromes; Development and evaluation of laboratory services for prenatal testing; Psychosocial, legal, ethical and economic aspects of prenatal testing and fetal therapy; Fetal development and pathology; Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT); Subjects that fall out with the above areas are likely to get low priority scores. The overriding criteria for publication are scientific merit, originality, and interest to a multidisciplinary audience. The journal may be viewed and all manuscripts should be submitted online at obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10970223.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Editor-in-chief Dame Lyn ChittyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 24, United Kingdom 6, Canada 5, Australia 5, Netherlands 5 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine30%
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological DisordersMedicine8.7%
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine6.4%
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryMedicine6.2%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine5.3%
- Parvovirus B19 Infection StudiesMedicine4.2%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: 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
- 3.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,610OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 19.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 177LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 226Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 818,408Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,793 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 210 | 142 | 54 |
| 2025 | 255 | 167 | 386 |
| 2024 | 243 | 160 | 1,014 |
| 2023 | 225 | 163 | 1,727 |
| 2022 | 222 | 94 | 2,495 |
| 2021 | 217 | 63 | 2,507 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 151 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 119 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (507 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 114 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 4,640 / EUR 3,870 / GBP 3,090 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- case reportPrenatal Diagnosis publishes a number of different article types including: Original Articles Original articles should contain reports of new research findings …Length not stated
- correspondencePrenatal Diagnosis publishes a number of different article types including: Original Articles Original articles should contain reports of new research findings …main text ≤ 600 words · references ≤ 3
- editorialPrenatal Diagnosis publishes a number of different article types including: Original Articles Original articles should contain reports of new research findings …Length not stated
- fetal phenotype-genotype reportFetal Phenotype-Genotype Reports are welcomed and are aimed at reporting novel prenatal findings. Reports describing phenotypic features already well defined in…Length not stated
- letterPrenatal Diagnosis publishes a number of different article types including: Original Articles Original articles should contain reports of new research findings …Length not stated
- letters to the editorPrenatal Diagnosis publishes a number of different article types including: Original Articles Original articles should contain reports of new research findings …Length not stated
- original articlePrenatal Diagnosis publishes a number of different article types including: Original Articles Original articles should contain reports of new research findings …main text ≤ 200 words · abstract ≤ 200 words
- original articlesOriginal articles should contain reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge. They must include a …Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes should not exceed 1,500 words, and are limited to 1 table, 1 figure, and 10 references. No abstract or key words are required, and text should be…Length not stated
- reviewPrenatal Diagnosis publishes a number of different article types including: Original Articles Original articles should contain reports of new research findings …Length not stated
- review articlePrenatal Diagnosis publishes a number of different article types including: Original Articles Original articles should contain reports of new research findings …main text ≤ 200 words · abstract ≤ 200 words · references ≤ 150
- review articlesReview Articles on topics within the scope of the journal are welcome. All reviews will go under the full peer-review process. Review Articles must include an u…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Preprints
- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer ReviewThis journal operates a single-anonymised peer review policy. Manuscripts are generally reviewed by at least 2 reviewers and one of the Associate Editors and/or the Editor-in chief. Sometimes a decision can be made based on one review and the Associate Editor’s and/or the Editor-in-chief’s comments. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meet…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers; authors may post submitted version to non-commercial servers at any time and are requested to update pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Model summary
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply becau…
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0197-3851
- Electronic ISSN
- 1097-0223
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 10 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Prenatal Diagnosis
What CAS zone is Prenatal Diagnosis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Prenatal Diagnosis is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity / 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 Prenatal Diagnosis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.05; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at Prenatal Diagnosis?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 80–151 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Prenatal Diagnosis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Prenatal Diagnosis based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (24), United Kingdom (6) and Canada (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Prenatal Diagnosis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prenatal Diagnosis is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Prenatal Diagnosis open access, and what is the APC?
Prenatal Diagnosis is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,640.
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: .