Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine is the official journal of The European Association of Perinatal Medicine, The Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies and The International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians.

The journal publishes a wide range of peer-reviewed research on the obstetric, medical, genetic, mental health and surgical complications of pregnancy and their effects on the mother, fetus and neonate.

Research on audit, evaluation and clinical care in maternal-fetal and perinatal medicine is also featured.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 4,595.00 AUD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Depression and anxiety during pregnancy: A risk factor for obstetric, fetal and neonatal outcome? A critical review of the literature

  Citation: 639

  Authors: Judith, Nadine, Johannes, Irene, Wolfgang

• A longitudinal study of angiogenic (placental growth factor) and anti-angiogenic (soluble endoglin and soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1) factors in normal pregnancy and patients destined to develop preeclampsia and deliver a small for gestational age neonate

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Roberto, Jyh Kae, Jimmy, David, Wenjiang, Hwan, Juan Pedro, Francesca, Offer, Shali, Ricardo, Sam, Tinnakorn, Richard J., S. Ananth

• Maternal vitamin D status and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 369

  Authors: Shu-Qin, Hui-Ping, Zhong-Cheng, William D.

• Sterile and microbial-associated intra-amniotic inflammation in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes

  Citation: 347

  Authors: Roberto, Jezid, Piya, Tinnakorn, Juan P., Zhong, Ahmed I., Majid, Kia, Bo Hyun, Sonia S., Chong Jai, Steven Jai, Lami, Yeon Mee

• Neurodevelopmental fetal assessment using KANET scoring system in low and high risk pregnancies

  Citation: 345

  Authors: Apostolos P., Themistoklis, George P., Theodoros D., Maria, Efstratios, Basil C.

• Epidemiology of preterm birth and its clinical subtypes

  Citation: 334

  Authors: Cande V., Cande V., Anthony M.

• Funisitis and chorionic vasculitis: the histological counterpart of the fetal inflammatory response syndrome

  Citation: 328

  Authors: P., T., E., Y. M., R., B. H., F., S. M., F., S. M., J. C., N., R.

• The potential of 4D sonography in the assessment of fetal behavior in high-risk pregnancies

  Citation: 304

  Authors: Amira, Asim, Badreldeen, Milan, Maja, Aida Salihagic, Gian Carlo

• Plasma soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 concentration is elevated prior to the clinical diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

  Citation: 295

  Authors: Tinnakorn, Roberto, Yeon Mee, Gi Jin, Mi Ran, Jimmy, Emmanuel, Luís, Ricardo, Samuel, Moshe

• The role of 4-D ultrasonography in prenatal assessment of fetal neurobehaviour and prediction of neurological outcome

  Citation: 290

  Authors: Salwa, Asim, Abdel-Baset, Afaf, Mohammed