JMC is a peer reviewed, diamond open access journal dedicated to disseminating basic and applied research related to the health of mother and child. The journal’s ambition is to create a platform for presenting original results from all areas of research studies that aim to improve human maternal, fetal, neonatal, and child health, reflecting the connection between clinical and basic science. We at JMC strongly believe that translational medicine should support interdisciplinary collaboration, which usually results in important scientific papers. We accept original research papers, review articles, editorials, short communications and case studies.

JMC‘s scope is based on a holistic approach towards the patient, covering all medical aspects of the health of a mother and her child, including such important life sciences areas as origins of disease, modern diagnostic tools, effective up-to-date treatment, long-term health consequences, nutrition, psychology, as well as social and bioethical issues. Most importantly, we focus on the patient throughout all stages of life, from early years, i.e. prenatal and perinatal periods, through early childhood and childhood to adolescence and adulthood (including maternal health). JMC follows a concept of systems medicine, looking at the human body as part of an integrated whole that incorporates biomolecular, physiological, and environmental interactions.

JMC also encourages submissions of papers pertaining to rare diseases which may be a good model for a study on common disorders and thus revealing novel pathomechanisms and conditions.

Submitted manuscripts must be the author's original work and must not have been published or considered for submission in another journal.

JMC strives to maintain a continuous publication schedule. From 2022 JMC is published as Volume Open to better meet publishing needs. Articles are published online as soon as they are completed, as quickly as possible.

Journal of Mother and Child is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal. The editors supervise a rigorous review process, which ensures high substantive quality of the published content. The Editorial Office is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject a manuscript, based on the reviewers' comments.

The journal does not charge author fees for publishing articles (such as article processing charges, page charges, editorial processing charges, language editing fees, colour charges, submission fees, membership fees, or other supplementary charges).