Journal profile · Pediatrics
Acta Paediatrica
ISSN 0803-5253 · eISSN 1651-2227 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1992
Acta Paediatrica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.79; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,480; median 96 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 502 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Paediatrica is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Infant Nutrition and Health, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Paediatrica is a peer-reviewed monthly journal at the forefront of international paediatric research. It covers both clinical and experimental research in all areas of paediatrics including: neonatal medicine developmental medicine adolescent medicine child health and environment psychosomatic paediatrics child health in developing countries
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Editor-in-chief Hugo LagercrantzPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Sweden 22, Norway 6, Finland 6, United States 2, United Kingdom 2 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine14.1%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine9.5%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing6%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions5.8%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine5.1%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience5%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine4.7%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103LetPub ·
- h-index
- 196OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13,268OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 332LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 459Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,332,945Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 31,923 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 355 | 270 | 139 |
| 2025 | 502 | 366 | 626 |
| 2024 | 488 | 386 | 1,500 |
| 2023 | 449 | 367 | 2,327 |
| 2022 | 421 | 229 | 3,409 |
| 2021 | 513 | 300 | 5,774 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (961 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,480 / EUR 3,750 / GBP 3,010 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11
- a different viewA Different View 10 No No 2 (= 6 ms pages*) approx.1550 words # Yes NoLength not stated
- brief reportBrief Report 5 No No 2 printed pages, or max. 1000 words and one figure or table # No NoLength not stated
- clinical overviewClinical Overview 30 Yes,100 words No 3 (= 9 ms pages*) approx. 2400 words No YesLength not stated
- commentary ebneo commentary includedCommentary EBNEO commentary included 9 No No 1/2 page, or max. 500 words No NoLength not stated
- editorialEditorial 10 No No 2 pages, or max. 1500 words No NoLength not stated
- essayEssay 5 No No 2 (= 6 ms pages*) approx. 1550 words # Yes NoLength not stated
- mini commentary concerning articles published in the journalMini Commentary concerning articles published in the journal 5 No No 1/2 printed page, or max. 500 words # No NoLength not stated
- mini reviewMini Review 30 Yes, 200 words Yes 4 (= 12 ms pages*) approx. 3250 words # Yes YesLength not stated
- original articleOriginal Article 30 Yes, 200 words Yes 4 (= 12 ms pages*) approx. 3250 words # Yes YesLength not stated
- perspectivePerspective 5 No No 2 (= 6 ms pages*) approx. 1550 words # Yes NoLength not stated
- review articleReview Article 60 Yes, 200 words Yes 8 (= 24 ms pages*) approx. 6650 words # Yes YesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Author Contributions
For all articles, this journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on our Author Services site.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
No case reports; refer to Clinical Case Reports. Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com.If submitting your manuscript file in LaTex format via Research Exchange, select the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening policy. Model summary
Acta Paediatrica employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 0803-5253
- Electronic ISSN
- 1651-2227
- Society / sponsor
- Foundation Acta Paediatrica
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 115, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Paediatrica
What CAS zone is Acta Paediatrica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Paediatrica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Paediatrica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.79; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 196.
How long does peer review take at Acta Paediatrica?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 48–159 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Paediatrica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Paediatrica based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (22), Norway (6) and Finland (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Paediatrica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Paediatrica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Paediatrica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Paediatrica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,480.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .