Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
JAMA Pediatrics
ISSN 2168-6203 · eISSN 2168-6211 · American Medical Association · UNITED STATES
JAMA Pediatrics: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 17.14; hybrid open access; 373 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAMA Pediatrics is published by American Medical Association and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Health, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JAMA Pediatrics is an international peer-reviewed journal and is the oldest continuously published pediatric journal in the United States, dating back to 1911. JAMA Pediatrics is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions17.7%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions7.8%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine7.2%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine6.4%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine5.5%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine4.4%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine3.7%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 17.14LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 161LetPub ·
- h-index
- 299OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,632OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 105LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 30,372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 303 | 142 | 331 |
| 2025 | 373 | 176 | 2,003 |
| 2024 | 373 | 200 | 4,726 |
| 2023 | 367 | 215 | 6,463 |
| 2022 | 338 | 233 | 10,895 |
| 2021 | 416 | 222 | 17,648 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- American Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-6203
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-6211
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAMA Pediatrics
What CAS zone is JAMA Pediatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JAMA Pediatrics is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Pediatrics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JAMA Pediatrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 17.14; CiteScore 21.4, h-index 299.
Which databases index JAMA Pediatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAMA Pediatrics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JAMA Pediatrics open access, and what is the APC?
JAMA Pediatrics is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .