Birth Defects Research

Birth Defects Research
DisciplineObstetrics and gynaecology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byMichel Vekemans
Publication details
Former name(s)
Teratology
Publisher
Frequency20/year
2.344 (2020)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Birth Defects Res.
Indexing
CODENBDRIDA
ISSN2472-1727
Links

Birth Defects Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal of birth defects published by Wiley on behalf of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention, which was established in 1960 as the Teratology Society.[1] It is in its 111th volume.[2] The editor is Michel Vekemans.[3]

The journal was founded in 1968 under the name Teratology, which was published quarterly from 1968 to 1971, bimonthly from 1972 to 1987, and monthly from 1988 onward.[4] It merged in 2003 with the journal Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis (which was established in 1980) and given the name Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology. In January 2017, the journal was merged with Birth Defects Research Part B and Birth Defects Research Part C and given its present name Birth Defects Research. The Journal is the official publication of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention.[5]

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.344.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Teratology Society". Nature. 186 (4729): 937. 1960. Bibcode:1960Natur.186S.937.. doi:10.1038/186937c0. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  2. ^ "Birth Defects Research. Official Journal of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention (official website)". Wiley Online Library.
  3. ^ "EDITOR-IN-CHIEF". Wiley Online Library. Wiley. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  4. ^ "Tetralogy (catalog entry for the journal)". Library of Congress Catalog. LCCN 68130668.
  5. ^ Birth Defects Research. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Birth Defects Research". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science/Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.


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