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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #7,061Hybrid

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Acronym:maci
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Identifier (ISSN):1092-7875(Print)/1573-6628(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.9↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Maternal and Child Health Journal

WoS Q3
12232.3220222.320231.820241.720251.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.788
#7,061

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
115

115 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate5.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
202articles/year
33.55% Gold OA•92.4% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Maternal and Child Health Journal is the first exclusive forum to advance the scientific and professional knowledge base of the maternal and child health (MCH) field. This bimonthly provides peer-reviewed papers addressing the following areas of MCH practice, policy, and research: MCH epidemiology, demography, and health status assessment Innovative MCH service initiatives Implementation of MCH programs MCH policy analysis and advocacy MCH professional development. Exploring the full spectrum of the MCH field, Maternal and Child Health Journal is an important tool for practitioners as well as academics in public health, obstetrics, gynecology, prenatal medicine, pediatrics, and neonatology. Sponsors include the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (ATMCH), and CityMatCH.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.6%Pathology87.3%Nursing74.9%Sociology72.2%Biology69.9%Public health67.3%Demography60.9%Environmental health60.8%Internal medicine55.5%Genetics52.9%Political science51.5%Law50.4%Pregnancy50.3%Mathematics50.3%Economics49.5%Psychology47.8%Statistics46.6%Population46.3%Economic growth37.5%Computer science37%Psychiatry35.2%Family medicine32.1%Machine learning26.7%Pediatrics26.5%Health care25.5%Obstetrics23.9%Logistic regression22.5%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q3
Rank260/443
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q3
Rank281/443
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.9
Articles / Year78
Total Citations1
2025
IF1.7
Articles / Year171
Total Citations138
2024
IF1.8
Articles / Year169
Total Citations489
2023
IF2.3
Articles / Year304
Total Citations1,663
2022
IF2.319
Articles / Year258
Total Citations2,451

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,061Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.788

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.01

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,197 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,693
3-Year Documents734
Citable Documents709

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate73.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1
EpidemiologyQ2
Obstetrics and GynecologyQ2
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Maternal and Child Health Journal (acronym: maci, ISSN: 1092-7875) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PUBLIC, published by Springer Nature in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.90, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.788 (Q1), an H-index of 115.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 12 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 202 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,197 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
12 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30