Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
BMJ Paediatrics Open
ISSN 2399-9772 · BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom
BMJ Paediatrics Open: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.55; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 128 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 32% (journal website); 313 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMJ Paediatrics Open is published by BMJ Publishing Group 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 Infant Development and Preterm Care, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Child Nutrition and Water Access, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acceptance Rate:32%Time to first decision with review:49 days*Time from acceptance to publication:18 days*Impact Factor:2.6Citescore:2.8Total content views 2025:326,439More journal metricsHow we get these metrics*median number of days Aims & scope Editorial Board Ownership Journal Information Journal Statistics 2025 Vision Contact Information For Authors To Advertise Rights and Permissions Affiliations Related Journals
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine12.2%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine11.4%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.8%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine5.1%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions5%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine4.6%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology3.9%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- 2.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 468OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 251LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,743 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 295 | 295 | 87 |
| 2025 | 313 | 313 | 675 |
| 2024 | 288 | 288 | 1,385 |
| 2023 | 136 | 136 | 1,378 |
| 2022 | 148 | 148 | 1,375 |
| 2021 | 152 | 152 | 2,579 |
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
128 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 213 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (685 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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | GBP 2,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,163 | 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
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2399-9772
- Society / sponsor
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMJ Paediatrics Open
What CAS zone is BMJ Paediatrics Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BMJ Paediatrics Open 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 BMJ Paediatrics Open?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.55; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at BMJ Paediatrics Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 128 days (interquartile range 82–213 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32%. 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 BMJ Paediatrics Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMJ Paediatrics Open is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BMJ Paediatrics Open open access, and what is the APC?
BMJ Paediatrics Open is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .