Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Journal of Child Science
ISSN 2474-5871 · Thieme
Journal of Child Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Child Science is published by Thieme and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, together about 23.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.7%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine7.4%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Neonatal and Maternal InfectionsMedicine6.5%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences6.1%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine5.7%
- Lysosomal Storage Disorders ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q3 | 327/597 | 45th |
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Q3 | 201/351 | 42nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 277 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 6 | 95 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 131 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 97 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 97 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 78 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 39 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use
Anti-bot protection notice (Anubis) - not a journal policy Model summary
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Source ↗Publisher website ·
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Thieme
- ISSN
- 2474-5871
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Child Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Child Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Child Science is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Child Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Child Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Child Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Child Science 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .