Maternal and Child Health Journal offers an exclusive forum for advancing scientific and professional knowledge of the maternal and child health (MCH) field. Peer-reviewed papers address MCH practice, policy, and research, exploring such topics as MCH epidemiology, demography, and health status assessment; Innovative MCH service initiatives; Implementation of MCH programs; MCH policy analysis and advocacy and MCH professional development.
Exploring the full spectrum of the field, Maternal and Child Health Journal is an important tool for practitioners as well as academics in public health, obstetrics, gynecology, prenatal medicine, pediatrics, and neonatology.
Sponsors include the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (ATMCH), and CityMatCH.
- Offers peer-reviewed papers addressing MCH practice, policy, and research
- Coverage includes MCH epidemiology, demography, and health status assessment; Innovative MCH service initiatives; Implementation of MCH programs; MCH policy analysis and advocacy and MCH professional development
- An important tool for practitioners as well as academics in public health, obstetrics, gynecology, prenatal medicine, pediatrics, and neonatology
- 97% of authors who answered a survey reported that they would definitely publish or probably publish in the journal again
Journal information
- Editor-in-Chief
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- Timothy Dye
- Publishing model
- Hybrid (Transformative Journal). Learn about publishing Open Access with us
Journal metrics
- 1.890 (2019)
- Impact factor
- 2.311 (2019)
- Five year impact factor
- 174 days
- Submission to first decision
- 329 days
- Submission to acceptance
- 442,500 (2019)
- Downloads
Latest issue
Latest articles
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Examining the Causal Impact of Prenatal Home Visiting on Birth Outcomes: A Propensity Score Analysis
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Women’s Autonomy in Infant Feeding Decision-Making: A Qualitative Study in Nairobi, Kenya
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Breastfeeding Difficulties Predict Mothers’ Bonding with Their Infants from Birth to Age Six Months
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Journal updates
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Call for Papers for Forthcoming Thematic Issue:
Black Maternal Health Experience in America
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COVID-19 and impact on peer review
As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
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About this journal
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-6628
- Print ISSN
- 1092-7875
- Abstracted and indexed in
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- CNKI
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- Copyright information
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