Journal profile · Multiple
JAACAP Open
ISSN 2949-7329
JAACAP Open: impact factor 3.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,600; review about 228 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 85 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, JAACAP Open's largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The JAACAP family of journals aims to promote the well-being of children and families globally by publishing original research and papers of theoretical, scientific, and clinical relevance to the field of child and adolescent mental health.JAACAP Open is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry that aims to provide outstanding peer review and efficient dissemination of articles to our global readership. Building on the values and prominence of its companion journal, JAACAP Open promotes dissemination of scientific work from a broad array of original hypothesis-testing and hypothesis-generating, and mixed methods investigations, meta-analyses, reviews, and pre-registered reports in domains relevant to child, adolescent, and family mental health such as basic, translational, clinical, epidemiologic, health policy, population science, and global health research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 23, Canada 4, Israel 4, United Kingdom 2 (33 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 DevelopmentPsychology17.8%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology9.6%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine8.6%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience5.7%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology5.1%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine4.9%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.3%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine4.1%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 281 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 61 | 13 |
| 2025 | 85 | 85 | 200 |
| 2024 | 84 | 84 | 307 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 431 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
228 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 228 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 82 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,600 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,600 / EUR 2,430 / GBP 2,080 / JPY 322,480 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,600 | — | — |
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
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,600 (excluding taxes). Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- ISSN
- 2949-7329
- Society / sponsor
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAACAP Open
What is the impact factor of JAACAP Open?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 13.
How long does peer review take at JAACAP Open?
The publisher reports about 228 days (submission to acceptance). 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 JAACAP Open based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (23), Canada (4) and Israel (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JAACAP Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAACAP Open is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is JAACAP Open open access, and what is the APC?
JAACAP Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .