Journal profile · Pediatrics
Indian Pediatrics
ISSN 0019-6061 · eISSN 0974-7559 · Springer India · INDIA · Monthly · Founded 2010
Indian Pediatrics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.51; fully open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 114 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 280 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Pediatrics is published by Springer India 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 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Infant Development and Preterm Care, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The general objective of Indian Pediatrics is "To promote the science and practice of Pediatrics." An important guiding principle has been the simultaneous need to inform, educate and entertain the target audience. The specific key objectives are: To publish original, relevant, well researched peer reviewed articles on issues related to child health. To provide continuing education to support informed clinical decisions and research.To foster responsible and balanced debate on controversial issues that affect child health, including non-clinical areas such as medical education, ethics, law, environment and economics.To achieve the highest level of ethical medical journalism and to produce a publication that is timely, credible and enjoyable to read.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Editor-in-chief Pooja DewanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 47, United Kingdom 3, United States 1, Canada 1, Australia 1 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine10%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing9.1%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine7.4%
- Science, Research, and MedicineMedicine5.3%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions4.8%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing4.3%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine4%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine3.7%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCAB AbstractsCurrent 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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,083OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 139LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 284,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,282 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 186 | 45 | 85 |
| 2025 | 280 | 80 | 265 |
| 2024 | 269 | 76 | 627 |
| 2023 | 284 | 95 | 696 |
| 2022 | 253 | 118 | 1,036 |
| 2021 | 332 | 143 | 2,279 |
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
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 173 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 146 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (500 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,090 | — | — |
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
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Indian Pediatrics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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 India
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 0019-6061
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-7559
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Pediatrics
What CAS zone is Indian Pediatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian 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 Indian Pediatrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Indian Pediatrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 53–173 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Indian Pediatrics based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (47), United Kingdom (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Pediatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Pediatrics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indian Pediatrics open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Pediatrics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,290.
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: .