Journal profile · Psychiatry
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
ISSN 1018-8827 · eISSN 1435-165X · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1992
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.37; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 164 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); 299 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is Europe's only peer-reviewed journal entirely devoted to child and adolescent psychiatry. It aims to further a broad understanding of psychopathology in children and adolescents. Empirical research is its foundation, and clinical relevance is its hallmark. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry welcomes in particular papers covering neuropsychiatry, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, neuroimaging, pharmacology, and related fields of interest. Contributions are encouraged from all around the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Pieter J. HoekstraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 6, Netherlands 3, France 2, Italy 2, Spain 2 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology22.9%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine12.1%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience7.7%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine4.9%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology3.7%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology3.6%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine3.3%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic 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
- 4.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 171OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,632OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 241LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,900,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,262 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 261 | 175 | 103 |
| 2025 | 299 | 181 | 823 |
| 2024 | 294 | 186 | 2,387 |
| 2023 | 209 | 143 | 3,210 |
| 2022 | 207 | 159 | 6,000 |
| 2021 | 229 | 167 | 10,544 |
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 Crossref · to
164 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 209 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 184 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (602 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,990 / EUR 4,790 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- correspondenceAccepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Research articles have a recommended length of 6,000 words (including abstract a…Length not stated
- correspondence (letter to the editors)Accepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Length not stated
- editorialAccepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Research articles have a recommended length of 6,000 words (including abstract a…Length not stated
- letterAccepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Research articles have a recommended length of 6,000 words (including abstract a…Length not stated
- meta-analysisAccepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Research articles have a recommended length of 6,000 words (including abstract a…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- researchAccepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Length not stated
- research articleAccepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Research articles have a recommended length of 6,000 words (including abstract a…Length not stated
- reviewAccepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Research articles have a recommended length of 6,000 words (including abstract a…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- review articleAccepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Research articles have a recommended length of 6,000 words (including abstract a…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- systematic reviewAccepted article types: Research, Review, Correspondence (Letter to the Editors)Research articles have a recommended length of 6,000 words (including abstract a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1018-8827
- Electronic ISSN
- 1435-165X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 7 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
What CAS zone is European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Pediatrics / Psychiatry / Psychology, Developmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.37; CiteScore 12.3, h-index 171.
How long does peer review take at European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 164 days (interquartile range 103–209 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (6), Netherlands (3) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,990.
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: .