Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria
ISSN 0325-0075 · eISSN 1668-3501 · Sociedad Argentina de Pediatria · ARGENTINA · Bimonthly · Founded 1930
Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.38; fully open access; APC about USD 500; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 199 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria is published by Sociedad Argentina de Pediatria 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 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría is the official journal of the Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría (SAP) and has been published without interruption since 1930. It is published bimonthly (February, April, June, August, October, December). It is included in the SciELO network and the Basic Nucleus of Argentine Scientific Journals. It is indexed by Medline, Science Citation Index Expanded, Active Embase Journals, Scopus and LILACS. Full text content, since 1930, is open access from the website of the Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 18, Chile 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions9.5%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions8.9%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine6.6%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine5.5%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions5%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions4.6%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine4.2%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePublisher website
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
- 0.38LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 379OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 130LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,441 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 218 | 218 | 0 |
| 2025 | 199 | 199 | 28 |
| 2024 | 209 | 209 | 122 |
| 2023 | 245 | 245 | 270 |
| 2022 | 292 | 292 | 579 |
| 2021 | 312 | 312 | 887 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 500 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | ARS 50,000 / USD 500 | Yes | — |
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
- Sociedad Argentina de Pediatria
- Country or region
- ARGENTINA
- Language
- Spanish
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1930
- ISSN
- 0325-0075
- Electronic ISSN
- 1668-3501
- Society / sponsor
- Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria
What CAS zone is Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria 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.
What is the impact factor of Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.38; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (18) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria open access, and what is the APC?
Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .