| Journal of Perinatology | |
| Former Name: | Journal of the California Perinatal Association |
| Abbreviation: | J. Perinatol. |
| Discipline: | Perinatology |
| Language: | English |
| Editor: | Patrick G. Gallagher |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| History: | 1981–present |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Impact: | 2.521 |
| Impact-Year: | 2020 |
| Issn: | 0743-8346 |
| Eissn: | 1476-5543 |
| Coden: | JOPEEI |
| Website: | http://www.nature.com/jp/index.html |
| Link1: | http://www.nature.com/jp/journal/v36/n4/ |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | http://www.nature.com/jp/archive/index.html |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
The Journal of Perinatology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal 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 on behalf of the California Perinatal Association, of which it is the official journal. The editor-in-chief is Edward E. Lawson (Johns Hopkins Hospital). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.521.[1]