Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Children s Health Care
ISSN 0273-9615 · eISSN 1532-6888 · Taylor & Francis
Children s Health Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.94; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 121 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Children s Health Care is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Family and Disability Support Research and Infant Development and Preterm Care, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This well-established journal publishes empirically-based articles addressing theoretical, clinical, programmatic, training, and professional practice issues relevant to the family-centered, developmental, and psychosocial aspects of children’ health care. It also contains substantive and methodological reviews pertaining to these areas. As such, it welcomes articles involving parent-professional collaboration and multidisciplinary efforts including nursing, child life, psychology, social work, and related disciplines. The journal’s goal is to establish a strong justification for psychosocial care of children and provide an empirical base for professional applications with children and families interacting with health care settings and personnel. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees. Readership: Researchers and practitioners interested in promoting health care policies, programs, and practices responsive to the psychosocial needs of children and their families.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Eric Storch, Ph.D. - Baylor College of Medicine, USAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine13.1%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology10.7%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine8%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions7.3%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions6.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5.9%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine5.7%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions5.3%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePsycINFOCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Psychology, Child Welfare Information Gateway, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Exceptional Child Education Resources, Family Index Database, IFI/Plenum: Mental Health Abstracts Database, Sociological Abstracts
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
- 0.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.35Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 552OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 36,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 36,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,518 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 4 | 18 |
| 2024 | 30 | 7 | 44 |
| 2023 | 38 | 11 | 118 |
| 2022 | 32 | 5 | 127 |
| 2021 | 37 | 10 | 274 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
121 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Children's Health Care is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: All research articles undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0273-9615
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-6888
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Children s Health Care
What CAS zone is Children s Health Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Children s Health Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 Children s Health Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.94; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Children s Health Care?
The publisher reports about 121 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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 Children s Health Care based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Children s Health Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Children s Health Care is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Children s Health Care open access, and what is the APC?
Children s Health Care is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .