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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #5,092Hybrid

Midwifery

Acronym:ymidw
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Abbreviation (ISO):MIDWIFERY
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Identifier (ISSN):0266-6138(Print)/1532-3099(Online)
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Publisher:Churchill Livingstone
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.7↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2019–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Midwifery

WoS Q1
12341.7920192.0520202.3720212.6420222.720232.620242.520252.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.976
#5,092

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
96

96 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate7.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
207articles/year
54.73% Gold OA•86.96% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed international research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of pregnancy, birth and maternity care for childbearing women, their babies and families. The journal’s publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes informed by best available evidence. Midwifery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates. Midwifery articles cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and technological areas of practice in preconception, maternal and infant care. The journal welcomes the highest quality scholarly research that employs rigorous methodology. Midwifery is a leading international journal in midwifery and maternal health with a current impact factor of 1.861 (© Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2016) and employs a double-blind peer review process.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine91.3%Biology60.1%Psychology59.7%Nursing53.5%Sociology47.3%Political science47.2%Genetics46.7%Pregnancy45.1%Law40.9%Economics35.2%Obstetrics33.6%Anthropology26.3%Pathology25.8%Mathematics25.3%Economic growth25%Computer science24.2%Family medicine24.2%Philosophy23.8%Social science23.8%Psychiatry22.9%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE, SSCI2026

NURSING

Q1
Rank41/194
IndexSCIE, SSCI
JCISCIE, SSCI2026

NURSING

Q1
Rank40/194
IndexSCIE, SSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.7
Articles / Year144
Total Citations18
2025
IF2.5
Articles / Year333
Total Citations428
2024
IF2.6
Articles / Year276
Total Citations1,191
2023
IF2.7
Articles / Year213
Total Citations1,706
2022
IF2.64
Articles / Year235
Total Citations2,844

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,092Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1985-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.976

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.22

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,272 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,211
3-Year Documents641
Citable Documents621

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)7

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate77.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Maternity and MidwiferyQ1
Obstetrics and GynecologyQ1
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: 7.7%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区NURSING
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

Midwifery (acronym: ymidw, abbr: MIDWIFERY, ISSN: 0266-6138) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Churchill Livingstone in England since 1985. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.976 (Q1), an H-index of 96.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 13.4周, a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 207 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,272 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
Churchill Livingstone
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1985
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OXON, OX5 1GB

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16