Journal profile · Pediatrics
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
ISSN 1034-4810 · eISSN 1440-1754 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · AUSTRALIA · Monthly · Founded 1990
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.32; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; median 117 days to acceptance (122 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 344 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Child and Adolescent Health and Infant Development and Preterm Care, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health publishes original research articles of scientific excellence in paediatrics and child health. Research Articles, Case Reports and Letters to the Editor are published, together with invited Reviews, Annotations, Editorial Comments and manuscripts of educational interest.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Editor-in-chief Ju-Lee OeiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine13.3%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions11.2%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine8.5%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine4.7%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine4.5%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience4.2%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine3.6%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing3.5%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 1.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,041OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 230LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 310Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 927,740Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,911 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 339 | 203 | 48 |
| 2025 | 344 | 203 | 334 |
| 2024 | 286 | 187 | 481 |
| 2023 | 265 | 173 | 750 |
| 2022 | 575 | 187 | 2,174 |
| 2021 | 660 | 196 | 3,440 |
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
117 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 215 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (122 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 131 days
- Sample
- 122 articles with submission and acceptance dates (737 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / EUR 3,470 / GBP 2,780 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- brief communicationOriginal Article Word limit: 2,500 words maximumAbstract: 250 words maximum; structured using sub heads: Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions. (Abstract must stat…main text ≤ 600 words
- case imageCase Image Submit a photograph or image, together with a short clinical question and a brief answer.Length not stated
- case reportOriginal Article Word limit: 2,500 words maximumAbstract: 250 words maximum; structured using sub heads: Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions. (Abstract must stat…main text ≤ 1,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 3 · references ≤ 10
- editorialOriginal Article Word limit: 2,500 words maximumAbstract: 250 words maximum; structured using sub heads: Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions. (Abstract must stat…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 5
- letter to the editorOriginal Article Word limit: 2,500 words maximumAbstract: 250 words maximum; structured using sub heads: Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions. (Abstract must stat…main text ≤ 1,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 5
- original articleOriginal Article Word limit: 2,500 words maximumAbstract: 250 words maximum; structured using sub heads: Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions. (Abstract must stat…main text ≤ 2,500 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 24
- review articleOriginal Article Word limit: 2,500 words maximumAbstract: 250 words maximum; structured using sub heads: Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions. (Abstract must stat…main text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 50
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
The journal follows the ICMJE definition of authorship, which indicates that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria: Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND Final approval of the version to be published; AN…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley’s Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms and Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Fees
Authors who choose to publish using Open Access will be charged a fee. For more information on this journal’s APCs, please see the Open Access page. A list of Article Publication Charges for Wiley journals is available here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Single-anonymous peer review. Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-anonymous peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the rev…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck for plagiarism detection. Model summary
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. Please click here for more detailed information about self-archiving definitions and policies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers must be included in all papers that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1034-4810
- Electronic ISSN
- 1440-1754
- Society / sponsor
- Paediatrics and Child Health Division
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
What CAS zone is Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.32; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 122 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 117 days (interquartile range 66–215 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .