The ''Journal of Perinatology'' is a monthly
peer-review
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ed
medical journal
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History
The first ...
covering
perinatology. It was established in 1981 as the ''Journal of the California Perinatal Association'', obtaining its current name in 1984. It is published by
Nature Publishing Group
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on behalf of the
California Perinatal Association, of which it is the official journal. The
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Edward E. Lawson (
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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). According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 2.521.
References
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Pediatrics journals
Nature Research academic journals
Obstetrics and gynaecology journals
Publications established in 1981
Monthly journals
English-language journals
Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies of the United States
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