Best Obstetrics and Gynecology Journals (2026)

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Top Obstetrics and Gynecology journals

#Journalh-indexCitations/paper (2 yr)TierAccessIndexed in
1Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology1404.92Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
2Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Springer Science+Business Media
1183Leading field journalOpen access · APC $4,190PubMed · DOAJ · Core
3Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Informa
1612.97Leading field journalOpen access · APC $2,650PubMed · DOAJ · Core
4BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Wiley
2752.81Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
5BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BioMed Central
1732.74Leading field journalOpen access · APC $2,890PubMed · DOAJ · Core
6Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
1092.64Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
7Midwifery
Elsevier BV
1232.45Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
8International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Elsevier BV
1892.02Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
9Birth
Wiley
1281.96Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
10American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Elsevier BV
3841.94Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
11The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Informa
1221.68Solid specialistOpen access · APC —PubMed · DOAJ · Core
12Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health
Wiley
1041.58Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
13Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
3241.55Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
14European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Elsevier BV
1591.52Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
15Gynecologic Oncology
Elsevier BV
2261.37Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
16Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
1301.27Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
17Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Wiley
1011.25Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
18Placenta
Elsevier BV
1791.1Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
19Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Elsevier BV
1060.98Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
20Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America
Elsevier BV
1030.94Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
21Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
1810.68Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
22Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Elsevier BV
1120.59Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
23International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
BMJ
1240.57Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core

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