Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Discipline	Women's health
Language	English
Edited  by	Amarnath Bhide
Publication details
Former name(s)	Acta gynecologica Scandinavica
History	1921–present
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Frequency	Monthly
Open access	Yes
License	CC BY
Impact factor	3.1 (2024)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Acta Obstet. Gynecol. Scand.
Indexing CODEN (alt  · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR  · NLM (alt) · Scopus  · W&L
CODEN	AOGSAE
ISSN	0001-6349  (print) 1600-0412  (web)
LCCN	79007171
OCLC  no.	67055028
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica is a monthly peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering all aspects of women's health such as gynecology, obstetrics, female urology, gynecologic oncology, and fertility. The journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ^[1] The editor-in-chief is Amarnath Bhide (University of London). ^[2] Articles are published fully open access since 30 July 2021. ^[3]

According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 3.1. ^[4]

History

The journal was established in 1921 as Acta Gynecologica Scandinavica by Nordic gynecologists (i.e. from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden). ^[5] In 1926 the name was changed to Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. Initially articles were published in German, French, or English, but since 1972 all articles are published in English. ^[6]

Editors-in-chief

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief:

• 1921–1924: John Hjalmar Forssner
• 1925–1948: James Heyman
• 1949–1960: Axel Westman
• 1961–1970: Alf Sjovall
• 1970–1977: Axel Ingelman-Sundberg
• 1978–1990: Ingemar Joelsson
• 1990–1993: Per Bergsjo
• 1994–1999: Wiggo Fischer-Rasmussen
• 1999–2000: Lars Hamberger
• 2000–2007: Per Olof Janson
• 2007–2014: Reynir Tomas Geirsson
• 2015–2024: Ganesh Acharya
• 2025–present: Amarnath Bhide

References

1. "Journal". NFOG Homepage. Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
2. "Editorial Board". Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. Wiley . Retrieved 2022-07-03.
3. "Article Publication Charges". Wiley Online Library . Wiley . Retrieved 2022-07-03.
4. "Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.
5. "Wiley Online Library". Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 1 (1). 1921. doi:10.1111/aog.1921.1.i.
6. Janson, Per Olof (December 2013). "The history of NFOG and Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 1921–2011". Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 92 (12): 1344–1352. doi:10.1111/aogs.12288.

External links

• Official website