Journal profile · Pediatrics
Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition
ISSN 1359-2998 · eISSN 1468-2052 · BMJ Publishing Group · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.35; hybrid open access; median 130 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 113 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition is published by BMJ Publishing Group and is in Zone 2 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, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology and Infant Development and Preterm Care, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The leading international peer-reviewed journal for perinatal & neonatal medicine research and reviews. An official journal of the RCPCH.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine22%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine8.7%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine8.6%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine4.7%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing4.6%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience4.1%
- Preterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisMedicine3.8%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
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
- 3.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104LetPub ·
- h-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,077OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,974 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 35 | 28 |
| 2025 | 113 | 50 | 259 |
| 2024 | 134 | 72 | 683 |
| 2023 | 124 | 61 | 1,149 |
| 2022 | 104 | 53 | 1,420 |
| 2021 | 179 | 77 | 3,066 |
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
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 182 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 209 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (312 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 1359-2998
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-2052
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition
What CAS zone is Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Pediatrics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 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-Fetal and Neonatal Edition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.35; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 174.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 89–182 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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-Fetal and Neonatal Edition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition 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: .