Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Childhood Obesity
ISSN 2153-2168 · eISSN 2153-2176 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES
Childhood Obesity: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.51; subscription journal; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Childhood Obesity is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. 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 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Obesity and Health Practices and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, together about 53.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Childhood Obesity is the only peer-reviewed journal that delivers actionable, real-world obesity prevention and weight management strategies for children and adolescents. Health disparities and cultural sensitivities are addressed, and plans and protocols are recommended to effect change at the family, school, and community level. The Journal also reports on the problem of access to effective healthcare and delivers evidence-based solutions to overcome these barriers.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Editor-in-chief Joseph A. SkeltonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 35, Canada 3, Australia 2, Italy 1, Sweden 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine37.9%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions9.2%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine6%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology5.9%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions4.1%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions4.1%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine3.8%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology3.3%
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
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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 590OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,450 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 56 | 17 | 73 |
| 2024 | 75 | 35 | 142 |
| 2023 | 48 | 30 | 241 |
| 2022 | 86 | 40 | 624 |
| 2021 | 116 | 57 | 1,345 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2153-2168
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-2176
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Childhood Obesity
What CAS zone is Childhood Obesity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Childhood Obesity 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 Childhood Obesity?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 69.
Where are the editorial board members of Childhood Obesity based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (35), Canada (3) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Childhood Obesity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Childhood Obesity is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Childhood Obesity open access, and what is the APC?
Childhood Obesity is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .