New Zealand College of Midwives Journal

Aims & Scope

The Journal is the official publication of the New Zealand College of Midwives and is aimed at both a national and international audience.

It focuses on research about midwifery issues and women’s health, within a continuity of midwifery care framework.

The Journal is double-blind peer reviewed and uses electronic, article-based publishing to provide open access to all papers as they are published.

Each issue encompasses a calendar year and is published online in full, once it has been completed.

Journal papers are also disseminated to College members.

Readership includes midwives, student midwives, midwifery managers and educators, allied health professionals and consumers with an interest in pregnancy and childbearing.

The Journal informs policy and practice and contributes to the education of midwives.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.201

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21119

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	12

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• The emotional wellbeing of New Zealand midwives: Comparing responses for midwives in caseloading and shift work settings

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Lesley, Karen, Julie, Mary, Jennifer, Judith, Andrea

• Partnership and reciprocity with women sustain Lead Maternity Carer midwives in practice

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Judith, Andrea, Susan, Marion, Claire, Jackie

• The Emotional and Hormonal Pathways of Labour and Birth: Integrating Mind, Body and Behaviour.

  Citation: 29

  Authors: L, J, M

• The Midwifery First Year of Practice programme: Supporting New Zealand midwifery graduates in their transition to practice

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Sally, Lesley, Emma, Elaine, Norma, Susan, Sue, Mary

• Midwifery practice arrangements which sustain caseloading Lead Maternity Carer midwives in New Zealand.

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Andrea, Judith, Jackie, Susan, Marion, Debbie, Claire

• New Zealand's midwifery profession: Embracing graduate midwives' transition to practice

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Mary, Norma, Elaine, Lesley, Emma, Sally, Susan, Sue

• Learning by simulation – is it a useful tool for midwifery education?

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Fiona

• The impact of their first stillbirth, on midwives

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Kay, Liz

• New Zealand LMC midwives' approaches to discussing nutrition, activity and weight gain during pregnancy

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Sze, Lesley, Helen, Norma

• Clinically overweight and obese mothers and low rates of breastfeeding: Exploring women's perspectives

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Lorna

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