Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Acta Pediatrica de Mexico
ISSN 0186-2391 · eISSN 2395-8235 · Instituto Nacional de Pediatría · Mexico
Acta Pediatrica de Mexico: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 100 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Pediatrica de Mexico is published by Instituto Nacional de Pediatría 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 Child and Adolescent Health, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Editor-in-chief Felipe Aguilar ItuartePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Mexico 8 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions10.4%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions8.9%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine8.5%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions6.9%
- Public Health and Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine4.8%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.4%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: CONACyT, EBSCO (MedicLatina), Latindex, Redalyc
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,450 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
| 2025 | 100 | 100 | 4 |
| 2024 | 105 | 105 | 62 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 61 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 17 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 28 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Instituto Nacional de Pediatría
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0186-2391
- Electronic ISSN
- 2395-8235
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Pediatrica de Mexico
What CAS zone is Acta Pediatrica de Mexico in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Pediatrica de Mexico is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Acta Pediatrica de Mexico?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Pediatrica de Mexico based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mexico (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Pediatrica de Mexico?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Pediatrica de Mexico is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Pediatrica de Mexico open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Pediatrica de Mexico is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .