Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
ISSN 0971-9261 · eISSN 1998-3891 · Wolters Kluwer Health · India
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 81 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); 201 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons is published by Wolters Kluwer Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urological Disorders and Treatments, Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery and Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To analyze the clinical presentation, radiological findings, and surgical management of pulmonary hydatid disease in children from an endemic Himalayan region.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Editor-in-chief Rasiklal S. ShahPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine15.2%
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryMedicine11.1%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine9.3%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction DisordersMedicine6%
- Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomaliesMedicine5.7%
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Testicular diseases and treatmentsMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Q3 | 241/351 | 31st |
| Surgery | Q3 | 414/597 | 30th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 292OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,252 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 162 | 162 | 935 |
| 2025 | 201 | 201 | 1,083 |
| 2024 | 145 | 145 | 938 |
| 2023 | 125 | 125 | 864 |
| 2022 | 180 | 180 | 935 |
| 2021 | 124 | 124 | 933 |
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
79 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 104 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 72 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (374 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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | INR 1,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | INR 1,000 | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0971-9261
- Electronic ISSN
- 1998-3891
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
How long does peer review take at Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 81 days (interquartile range 60–103 days); authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Which databases index Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .