Journal profile · Psychiatry
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
ISSN 0021-9630 · eISSN 1469-7610 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1960
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,530; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 194 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) is internationally recognised to be the leading journal covering both child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry. JCPP publishes the highest quality clinically relevant research in psychology, psychiatry and related disciplines. With a large and expanding global readership, its coverage includes studies on epidemiology, diagnosis, psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological treatments, behaviour, cognition, neuroscience, neurobiology and genetic aspects of childhood disorders. Articles published include experimental, longitudinal and intervention studies, especially those that advance our understanding of developmental psychopathology and that inform both theory and clinical practice. An important function of the Journal is to bring together empirical research, clinical studies and reviews of high quality that arise from different points of view, different theoretical perspectives and different disciplines.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology21.3%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience9.9%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine8.8%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology5.4%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.1%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology4.7%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology3.3%
- Cognitive Abilities and TestingPsychology3.2%
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 | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology | 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 | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 6.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 187LetPub ·
- h-index
- 347OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,998OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 143LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,956 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 155 | 114 | 73 |
| 2025 | 194 | 157 | 804 |
| 2024 | 180 | 149 | 1,559 |
| 2023 | 204 | 180 | 3,592 |
| 2022 | 196 | 144 | 4,985 |
| 2021 | 190 | 126 | 7,963 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,530 / EUR 3,760 / GBP 3,040 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1960
- ISSN
- 0021-9630
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-7610
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
What CAS zone is Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychiatry / Psychology / Psychology, Developmental; 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 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.54; CiteScore 14.8, h-index 347.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Psychology and Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,530.
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: .