BJOG-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is the journal of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, published by Wiley in 13 issues a year, and descended from the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire founded in January 1902, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 4.8.「BJOG：国际妇产科杂志」是（Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists）的会刊，由（Wiley）出版，每年 13 期，前身为 1902 年 1 月创刊的（Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire），2025 年期刊影响因子为 4.8。

Scope

• The journal covers all areas of obstetrics and gynaecology and states its aim as publishing the highest quality medical research in women's health worldwide.刊物覆盖妇产科学的全部领域，自述宗旨是在全球范围内发表妇女健康领域的最高质量医学研究。
• Obstetric content runs from antenatal care and maternal medicine through labour, delivery and the puerperium.产科内容涵盖从产前保健、母体医学到产程、分娩与产褥期的全程。
• Fetal medicine, prenatal diagnosis and obstetric ultrasound form a long-standing strand of the journal's output.胎儿医学、产前诊断与产科超声是刊物长期以来的重点方向。
• Gynaecological surgery, minimal access surgery and gynaecological oncology are reported alongside general gynaecology.妇科手术、微创手术与妇科肿瘤学同普通妇科并列报道。
• Contraception, fertility and assisted reproduction, and urogynaecology are named explicitly in the journal's own scope statement.避孕、生育与辅助生殖以及泌尿妇科，在刊物自身的范围说明中被逐一点名。
• Clinical practice, service delivery and evidence synthesis reach readers through research papers, systematic reviews, commentaries and the BJOG Exchange letter section.临床实践、服务提供与证据综合，通过研究论文、系统综述、评论以及「BJOG Exchange」读者来信栏目抵达读者。

History

• The first issue appeared in January 1902 as the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire, opening with an article by Dr Hart and promising a complete and impartial record of British practice.首期于 1902 年 1 月以（Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire）问世，开篇为（Hart）医生的文章，承诺完整而公正地记录英国妇产科实践。^[1]
• Its founders meant the journal to be independent of any society, a stance defended after the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists acquired the title in 1950.创办者立意使刊物独立于任何学会，这一立场在（Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists）于 1950 年取得刊名所有权后仍被坚守。
• In 1961 the reference to the British Empire in the title gave way to the British Commonwealth.1961 年，刊名中的「British Empire」改为「British Commonwealth」。
• From 1975 it appeared as the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, a title it held for a quarter of a century.自 1975 年起，刊物以（British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology）为名，沿用约四分之一个世纪。
• Volume 107 opened in January 2000 under the present title, which introduced the acronym BJOG.第 107 卷于 2000 年 1 月以现名开卷，缩写「BJOG」由此启用。
• Editing began as a single-handed job, took on assistant editors from 1906, and expanded sharply from the 1990s, reaching more than 40 editors and statistical advisers by 2014.创刊时主编独任，1906 年起增设助理编辑，1990 年代后团队迅速扩张，至 2014 年编辑与统计顾问已逾 40 人。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 4.8, with a CiteScore of 8.9, 416 articles published and an acceptance rate of 18 per cent.2025 年期刊影响因子为 4.8，（CiteScore）为 8.9，全年发表 416 篇，录用率 18%。

Editors

• Aris Papageorghiou, professor of fetal medicine and obstetrics at Oxford and a clinician at St George's Hospital in London, is Editor-in-Chief.（Aris Papageorghiou）为主编，系（Oxford）胎儿医学与产科学教授，并在伦敦（St George's Hospital）执业。
• Four Deputy Editors-in-Chief share the load, three of them in the United Kingdom and Robert M. Silver in the United States.四位副主编分担工作，其中三位在英国，（Robert M. Silver）在美国。
• Mike Marsh and Philip J. Steer hold the title of Emeritus Editor, Steer also editing the BJOG on the Case series.（Mike Marsh）与（Philip J. Steer）任荣休编辑，（Steer）同时主持该刊的病例系列专栏。
• An Executive Scientific Editor, 17 scientific editors and five trainee scientific editors handle manuscripts, supported by a panel of statistical reviewers.一位执行科学编辑、17 位科学编辑与 5 位实习科学编辑处理稿件，另有统计审稿人团队支持。
• The editorial board lists 30 members drawn from the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Australia, France, Belgium, Egypt, Nigeria, Japan and the Netherlands.编委会列有 30 位委员，来自英国、美国、中国、澳大利亚、法国、比利时、埃及、尼日利亚、日本与荷兰。
• Every paper is first appraised by a deputy editor and many are rejected without external review, usually within seven days, before two referees are sought for the rest.每篇稿件先由副主编初评，相当比例的稿件在七天内未经外审即被拒，其余再送两位审稿人。
• RCOG Green-top Guidelines have appeared in the journal since November 2016 without passing through its peer review, and authors may preprint through Wiley's Under Review service since 2020.（RCOG）的「Green-top」指南自 2016 年 11 月起在刊内发表，但不经刊物同行评审，作者自 2020 年起还可通过（Wiley）的「Under Review」服务预印本。