Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
ISSN 2561-6722 · JMIR Publications Inc. · Canada
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,985; median 177 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); 116 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting is published by JMIR Publications Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Child Development and Digital Technology, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting (JPP, ISSN: ISSN 2561-6722) is an open access journal with a unique focus on technologies, medical devices, apps, engineering, informatics applications for patient/parent education in pediatrics, training/counselling and behavioral interventions, preventative interventions and clinical care for children and adolescent populations or child-parent dyads. JPP recognizes that pediatrics in the 21st century should be a participatory process involving parents and informal caregivers and using information and communication technologies. Need help choosing a journal? Use our Journal Finder tool to find the perfect match for your manuscript. Get Started
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Editor-in-chief Proposals Theme IssuesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United Kingdom 3, United States 2, Sweden 2, Mainland China 1, Italy 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions16.5%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology10.4%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences7.1%
- Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealth Professions7%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine5.5%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.1%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Sherpa Romeo
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 217OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 113LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 640 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 82 | 19 |
| 2025 | 116 | 116 | 255 |
| 2024 | 104 | 104 | 595 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | 645 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 1,126 |
| 2021 | 80 | 80 | 1,565 |
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
177 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 45 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 235 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (239 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 1,985 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,605 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,985 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship
ORCID required for all authors/coauthors at time of publication Model summary
JMIR Publications requires that all authors / coauthors have an ORCID (a unique researcher identifier) at the time of publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Misconduct investigated per COPE guidance Model summary
Scientific, research, or publication misconduct are subject to investigation according to COPE guidance.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Preprints Open for Peer Review
2026-08-26 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Multivariate Growth Assessment in Infants Aged 0–24 Months Using RaschKIDMAP: Development and Application Open Peer Review Period: August 28, 2026 - October 23, 2026 Peer Review Me 2026-08-23 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn An Examination of Screen Exposure in Primary School C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
Manuscripts are considered with the understanding that they have not been published previously in print or electronic format and are not under consideration by another print or electronic publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints Open for Peer Review
2026-08-26 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Multivariate Growth Assessment in Infants Aged 0–24 Months Using RaschKIDMAP: Development and Application Open Peer Review Period: August 28, 2026 - October 23, 2026 Peer Review Me 2026-08-23 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn An Examination of Screen Exposure in Primary School C…
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
- JMIR Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2561-6722
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
What CAS zone is JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Pediatrics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 177 days (interquartile range 121–231 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: AMA; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), United States (2) and Sweden (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting open access, and what is the APC?
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,985.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .