Journal profile · Multiple
FUTURE OF CHILDREN
ISSN 1054-8289 · eISSN 1550-1558 · David and Lucile Packard Foundation
FUTURE OF CHILDREN: impact factor 0.29; subscription journal; 7 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
FUTURE OF CHILDREN is published by David and Lucile Packard Foundation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Early Childhood Education and Development, Child Welfare and Adoption and Child and Adolescent Health, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences11.1%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences8.1%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions8%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences7.5%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology6.5%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 516OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 684 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 44 |
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
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- ISSN
- 1054-8289
- Electronic ISSN
- 1550-1558
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about FUTURE OF CHILDREN
What is the impact factor of FUTURE OF CHILDREN?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.29; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 149.
Which databases index FUTURE OF CHILDREN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, FUTURE OF CHILDREN is indexed in Scopus.
Is FUTURE OF CHILDREN open access, and what is the APC?
FUTURE OF CHILDREN 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .