Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Children Australia
ISSN 1035-0772 · eISSN 2049-7776 · Cambridge University Press
Children Australia: subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Children Australia is published by Cambridge University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child Welfare and Adoption, Legal and Social Justice Studies and Social Work Education and Practice, together about 54% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences29.2%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences12.6%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences12.2%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology5.7%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences5.4%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Military, Security, and Education StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 616/1345 | 54th |
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 209/323 | 35th |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q4 | 257/341 | 24th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 192OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 270 |
| 2025 | 21 | 20 | 314 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 332 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 331 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 358 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1035-0772
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-7776
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Children Australia
Which databases index Children Australia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Children Australia is indexed in Scopus.
Is Children Australia open access, and what is the APC?
Children Australia 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; 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: .