Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Journal of Clinical Neonatology
ISSN 2249-4847 · eISSN 1658-6093
Journal of Clinical Neonatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 34 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Neonatology 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 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Neonatal Health and Biochemistry and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine19.5%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine7%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine6.5%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine5.8%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine5.8%
- Neonatal and Maternal InfectionsMedicine5.4%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing4.8%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience4.8%
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.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 838 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 2 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
| 2023 | 36 | 30 | 57 |
| 2022 | 46 | 2 | 65 |
| 2021 | 55 | 1 | 107 |
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 Crossref · to
34 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 21 days – 55 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 64 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 2249-4847
- Electronic ISSN
- 1658-6093
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Neonatology
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical Neonatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical Neonatology 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical Neonatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 34 days (interquartile range 21–55 days). 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 Clinical Neonatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Neonatology is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Clinical Neonatology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Neonatology is a subscription 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: .