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European Journal of Midwifery is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 2.8), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by European Publishing.
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ISSN 2585-2906Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: European Publishing
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity and Midwifery | 10 / 45 | 78th | Q1 |
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | 134 / 351 | 61st | Q2 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 109 / 218 | 50th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 2.8.
European Journal of Midwifery is Q1 in Maternity and Midwifery (rank 10 of 45), Q2 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (rank 134 of 351) and Q2 in Obstetrics and Gynecology (rank 109 of 218), by CiteScore 2025.
European Journal of Midwifery is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 2.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 78th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.528, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 17.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,617 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
European Journal of Midwifery is published by European Publishing. Its ISSN is 2585-2906.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
European Journal of Midwifery has an h-index of 25 and a 2-year mean of 2.21 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #3 of 44 Scopus journals in Maternity and Midwifery.
European Journal of Midwifery published 56 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 268. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 98 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Germany (6.6%), Sweden (6.3%) and Greece (6.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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