Journal profile · Pediatrics
Archives of Disease in Childhood
ISSN 0003-9888 · eISSN 1468-2044 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND · Monthly
Archives of Disease in Childhood: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.22; hybrid open access; median 114 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 316 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Disease in Childhood is published by BMJ Publishing Group and is in Zone 3 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, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Disease in Childhood is an international paediatric journal from BMJ and RCPCH, publishing the latest research in paediatrics and child health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions12.2%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine12.1%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine5.4%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine4.2%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine4.1%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 3.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 133LetPub ·
- h-index
- 260OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13,801OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 152LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 33,538 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 231 | 57 | 73 |
| 2025 | 316 | 107 | 428 |
| 2024 | 317 | 113 | 1,223 |
| 2023 | 372 | 213 | 1,451 |
| 2022 | 324 | 158 | 2,169 |
| 2021 | 383 | 148 | 4,631 |
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 PubMed · to
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 200 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 58 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 246 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (662 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0003-9888
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-2044
- Society / sponsor
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Disease in Childhood
What CAS zone is Archives of Disease in Childhood in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Disease in Childhood is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Archives of Disease in Childhood?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.22; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 260.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Disease in Childhood?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 83–200 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
Which databases index Archives of Disease in Childhood?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Disease in Childhood is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Archives of Disease in Childhood open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Disease in Childhood is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .