American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, known in the specialty as the Gray Journal, is the oldest journal in its field, founded in 1869 and published monthly by Elsevier, covering the full spectrum of obstetrics and gynecology, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.9 and a first-quartile rank of 4 among 143 obstetrics and gynecology journals《美国妇产科杂志》（American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology）在业内被称为灰皮杂志，是该领域历史最悠久的期刊，1869 年创刊，由（Elsevier）按月出版，覆盖妇产科全部领域，2025 年影响因子为 7.9，在 143 种妇产科类期刊中列第 4 位，居第一四分位。

Scope

• The journal covers the full spectrum of the specialty, with maternal-fetal medicine and high-risk pregnancy as its historical centre of gravity该刊覆盖妇产科全部领域，母胎医学与高危妊娠是其历史重心。
• Reproductive endocrinology and infertility, gynecologic oncology, and urogynecology are represented by dedicated editors and sections生殖内分泌与不孕、妇科肿瘤、妇科泌尿学均设有专门编辑与栏目。
• General obstetrics and gynecology, including diagnosis, treatment, prediction and prevention of obstetric and gynecologic disorders, completes the clinical core普通妇产科（含妇产科疾病的诊断、治疗、预测与预防）构成其临床核心。
• It publishes clinical and translational original research, systematic reviews, expert reviews, viewpoints, special reports, call-to-action pieces and case reports刊载临床与转化原创研究、系统综述、专家综述、观点、专题报告、行动呼吁与病例报告。
• Work on the biology of reproduction and on the physiology and mechanisms of obstetric and gynecologic disease is also considered生殖生物学以及妇产科疾病生理与机制方面的研究同样纳入考虑。
• The journal publishes the annual meeting papers of several sponsoring societies, including the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons该刊刊载多个主办学会的年会论文，包括母胎医学会与妇科外科医师学会。
• Two companion titles extend the portfolio, AJOG MFM for maternal-fetal medicine and the open access AJOG Global Reports for regional and cross-border health delivery两种姊妹刊延伸其体系，即面向母胎医学的（AJOG MFM）与面向区域及跨境医疗的开放获取刊（AJOG Global Reports）。

History

• The journal began in 1869 as The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children, and appeared under that title for volumes 1 to 80 through 1919该刊 1869 年以（The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children）之名创刊，以此刊名出版至 1919 年的第 80 卷。^[1]
• Financial difficulties closed the original journal after volume 50, but the interruption was short lived because demand for such a title persisted原刊因财务困难在第 50 卷后停刊，但由于学界对此类刊物的需求持续存在，停刊时间并不长。
• In 1920 the title was revived as the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology by the C. V. Mosby Company and renumbered from volume 11920 年，（C. V. Mosby）公司以（American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology）之名复刊，并从第 1 卷重新编号。
• Reed Elsevier acquired Harcourt, then parent of Mosby, in 2001, and Elsevier has published the journal since2001 年（Reed Elsevier）收购了当时拥有（Mosby）的（Harcourt），此后该刊一直由（Elsevier）出版。
• The journal marked its 150th anniversary in 2019 and has since moved to online-only publication, with a Journal Impact Factor of 10.693 in 2022 easing to 8.4 in 2024 and 7.9 in 2025该刊 2019 年迎来创刊 150 周年，此后转为纯在线出版，影响因子 2022 年为 10.693，2024 年回落至 8.4，2025 年为 7.9。

Editors

• Catherine Bradley of the University of Iowa and Roberto Romero of the Perinatology Research Branch at the National Institutes of Health are the Editors-in-Chief现任主编为艾奥瓦大学的 Catherine Bradley 与美国国立卫生研究院围产研究分部的 Roberto Romero。
• Three deputy editors, Kristen Matteson, Luis Sanchez-Ramos and Anthony Vintzileos, handle designated areas of the submission stream三位副主编 Kristen Matteson、Luis Sanchez-Ramos 与 Anthony Vintzileos 分别负责投稿流程中的指定领域。
• The board lists about 64 editors and board members in nine countries, with 53 in the United States, three in the United Kingdom and two in Canada编委会列出约 64 位编辑与编委，分布于九个国家，其中美国 53 人、英国 3 人、加拿大 2 人。
• An Editor for China, Huixia Yang of Peking University, handles submissions from Chinese authors, and a media editor oversees video and social media content面向中国的编辑为北京大学杨慧霞，负责处理中国作者投稿，另设媒体编辑统筹视频与社交媒体内容。
• Associate editors cover maternal-fetal medicine, gynecology, ultrasonography and statistics, and a Surgeons Corner section has its own associate editor副编辑覆盖母胎医学、妇科、超声与统计学，外科手术栏目另设专属副编辑。