Midwifery
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
58 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.7) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.5) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.6) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.7) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.64) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.372) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.048) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 1.787) | 🔵 Computed |
Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.
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.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
NURSING | JCRSCIE, SSCI | 41/194 | Q1 |
NURSING | JCISCIE, SSCI | 40/194 | Q1 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 144 | 18 |
| 2025 | 2.5 | 333 | 428 |
| 2024 | 2.6 | 276 | 1,191 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 213 | 1,706 |
| 2022 | 2.64 | 235 | 2,844 |
| 2021 | 2.372 | 236 | 4,139 |
| 2020 | 2.048 | 215 | 4,478 |
| 2019 | 1.787 | 195 | 5,034 |
| 2018 | — | 252 | 6,719 |
| 2017 | — | 211 | 6,652 |
| 2016 | — | 198 | 6,684 |
| 2015 | — | 187 | 5,884 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Midwifery
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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