Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
ISSN 0334-0139 · eISSN 2191-0278 · Walter de Gruyter
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 100 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Adolescent Health and Behaviors and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 29.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions11.9%
- Adolescent Health and BehaviorsHealth Professions10.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6.9%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions6.1%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.5%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing4.9%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Q1 | 74/351 | 79th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q2 | 227/725 | 68th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 734OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,422 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 1,193 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 1,947 |
| 2024 | 72 | 8 | 2,052 |
| 2023 | 42 | 12 | 2,336 |
| 2022 | 17 | 5 | 2,157 |
| 2021 | 33 | 9 | 2,056 |
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 PubMed · to
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 67 days – 180 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 124 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (115 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 0334-0139
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-0278
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 67–180 days). 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .