Journal profile

Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1871-5192 | 1878-1799 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.14
Citation rate 1.94 871 total citations
h5-index 44 h5 depth signal
Cited share 43.8% 207 of 473
Total citations 871 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.88 External metric anchor
Self-citation 11.0% 96 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Australia 1,079
United Kingdom 195
Sweden 87
Canada 74
United States 71

Citing Fields of Research

Obstetrics/Gynecology 1,917
Healthcare Policy 862
Patient Care 552
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 255
Reproductive Health 195

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 3,548 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 473 207 cited publications
Last 12 months 255 21.3 publications/month
Open access share 43.1% 110 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Australia 1,079 citing publications
Leading citing field Obstetrics/Gynecology 1,917 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v19n1, Mar. 2006-
PubMed
v19n1, Mar. 2006-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Obstetrics/Gynecology Healthcare Policy Patient Care

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Australian College of Midwives

Broad Categories

Nursing Obstetrics Obstetrics/Gynecology

MeSH Descriptors

Midwifery Pregnancy

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.