Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
ISSN 1728-0583 · eISSN 1728-0591 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 115 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Child Abuse and Trauma and Child and Adolescent Health, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published from 2003 as the Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, the Journal aims to contribute towards the development of a robust and inclusive knowledge base for child and adolescent mental health across diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. To this end, the Journal seeks to promote coverage, representation and dissemination of high-quality international research that traverses high-, middle- and low-income contexts. Papers from all disciplines addressing child and adolescent mental health are welcome and we encourage interdisciplinary perspectives. We also welcome research that has been co-produced with those with lived experience of using child and adolescent mental health services. Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health publishes research with a focus on: • Original research (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods) • Meta-analyses and structured reviews • Conceptual or theoretical perspectives • Innovative methodological research • Letters to the editor
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Editor-in-chief John GoodwinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology21.6%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology7.5%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions6.3%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology5.9%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology4.8%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology4.4%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions4.3%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPsycINFOPublisher website
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
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.35Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 28,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 604 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 36 | 20 | 37 |
| 2024 | 19 | 7 | 24 |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 47 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 56 |
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
115 daysfirst decision after review
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 115 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 40 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
No APC for non-open access publishing Model summary
Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1728-0583
- Electronic ISSN
- 1728-0591
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
What CAS zone is Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health?
The publisher reports about 115 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .