About the Journal
Focus and Scope
The Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice (CJMRP) is Canada’s professional, peer-reviewed midwifery journal. It serves as a scholarly forum for research, clinical scholarship, policy analysis, and interdisciplinary work that advances midwifery practice, education, leadership, and perinatal and newborn health.
CJMRP is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) and is supported by midwives and scholars across Canada, with an international readership.
The journal publishes:
- Original research
- Systematic and scoping reviews
- Clinical guidelines and practice innovations
- Case reports and clinical management strategies
- Policy and health systems analysis
- Social science research relevant to midwifery
- Commentaries and scholarly reflections
- Creative and interdisciplinary scholarly outputs
CJMRP is committed to advancing health equity and reconciliation in alignment with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Calls to Action, particularly those related to health (Calls to Action 18–24). The journal recognizes that colonial policies and systemic inequities have contributed to disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes for Indigenous Peoples. As such, CJMRP actively supports scholarship that contributes to:
- The recognition and revitalization of Indigenous midwifery knowledge systems
- Indigenous self-determination in health governance and service delivery
- Culturally safe, trauma-informed, and anti-racist models of care
- Indigenous-led research grounded in community priorities and data sovereignty
- Health professional education that addresses the legacy of colonialism and promotes intercultural understanding
The journal affirms that Indigenous midwifery is a distinct and self-determined system of knowledge and practice rooted in land, language, ceremony, kinship, and community governance. CJMRP welcomes research that centres Indigenous worldviews and epistemologies and that demonstrates respectful partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities.
Beyond biomedical frameworks, CJMRP values relational, land-informed, narrative, and community-based methodologies, including decolonizing and strength-based approaches to knowledge generation.
The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary scholarship from fields including anthropology, art, economics, education, geography, history, political science, psychology, public health, social policy, and sociology, where such work meaningfully advances midwifery practice, policy, and professional organization.
CJMRP prioritizes material that informs clinical excellence, strengthens professional autonomy, advances reproductive justice, and contributes to equitable maternal–child health systems locally and globally.
Editorial and Peer Review Process
All submissions are initially reviewed by the Co-Editors to assess scope, quality, and compliance with journal requirements. Manuscripts that meet initial criteria proceed to peer review.
Peer Review Model
- Double-blind peer review (reviewers and authors anonymized)
- A minimum of two independent reviewers, where possible
- Applied to original research, review articles, case reports, and special issues
Letters to the Editor, book reviews, and conference abstracts undergo editorial review but are not externally peer-reviewed.
Editorial Decisions
Following review, one of the following decisions will be communicated:
- Accept without revisions
- Accept with revisions
- Reject
The journal aims to provide a final decision within approximately eight weeks of submission.
Manuscripts may be submitted in English or French. At the discretion of the Co-Editors, authors may be asked to obtain language editing prior to resubmission.
Submissions authored by members of the editorial team are managed in accordance with COPE conflict-of-interest guidance to ensure independent review.
The Co-Editors and Editorial Board operate with full editorial independence and are not compensated by the publisher.
Open Access Policy
CJMRP provides immediate open access to all published content. The journal operates on the principle that freely available research strengthens global knowledge exchange and supports equitable access to scholarly work.
Archiving and Indexing
Published articles are assigned a unique DOI through CrossRef and are preserved through recognized digital archiving systems to ensure long-term accessibility and integrity of the scholarly record.
Article Processing Charges (APC)
As an open access journal, CJMRP charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support editorial, peer review, production, and hosting costs.
- APC: $750 USD per accepted article
- Charges apply only after acceptance
- No additional fees for length, colour, or figures
The APC is waived for:
- Midwives and midwifery students in Canada
- Health care professionals who are members in good standing of the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM)
Letters to the Editor and select invited articles are not subject to an APC.
Authors residing in countries classified by the United Nations as “least developed countries” may request a reduced APC.
Copyright and Licensing
All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Authors retain copyright. Authors grant the publisher the right to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Non-commercial reuse is permitted with appropriate attribution.
Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, constitutes academic misconduct. All submissions are screened for originality.
Authors must appropriately cite and disclose reuse of previously published material, including their own work. Allegations of misconduct are handled in accordance with COPE guidance.
Corrections and Retractions
CJMRP maintains the integrity of the scholarly record.
Corrections are issued when significant errors affecting clarity or accuracy are identified.
Retractions may be issued where findings are unreliable due to misconduct or major error. Retraction notices remain permanently linked to the original article.
Post-publication updates follow COPE best practice guidance.
Ethics and Transparency
CJMRP and the Dougmar Publishing Group are committed to ethical publishing and transparency.
The journal:
- Follows COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice
- Adheres to ICMJE Recommendations
- Maintains editorial independence
- Preserves an accurate academic record
Authors are responsible for ensuring originality, accuracy of data, proper citation, permissions, disclosure of conflicts of interest, and compliance with research ethics standards.
Research involving human participants must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Disclaimer
The Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice is published by the Dougmar Publishing Group, Dundas, Ontario.
Views expressed in published articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, CAM, or the editorial team.
Clinical decisions remain the responsibility of licensed health professionals. The publisher and journal assume no liability for injury or damage arising from use of published content.
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Phone: +1 289-238-7917
Website: www.cjmrp.com