Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics
ISSN 1304-9054 · eISSN 1308-6308 · Galenos Yayincilik
Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics is published by Galenos Yayincilik 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, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, together about 18.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Current Pediatrics is an open access, scientific, double-blind peer-reviewed journal in the field of pediatrics. No fee is charged from the authors during the submission, evaluation and publication process. It is the official publication of the Galenos Publishing House and is published electronically in April, August, December.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine6.5%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine6%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine6%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing5.5%
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseasesHealth Professions5.2%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine4.2%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions4.2%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 64.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 709 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 46 |
| 2022 | 48 | 34 | 50 |
| 2021 | 44 | 36 | 86 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| 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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
DEIA policy exists. Model summary
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
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
- Galenos Yayincilik
- ISSN
- 1304-9054
- Electronic ISSN
- 1308-6308
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics
What CAS zone is Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics 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 Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 12.
Which databases index Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics open access, and what is the APC?
Guncel Pediatri-Journal of Current Pediatrics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .