Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
ISSN 2349-6592 · eISSN 2455-7099 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 79 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 62 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy, together about 32.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Editor-in-chief Vinayak PatkiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine15.9%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine9.6%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine6.8%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine5.7%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine4.7%
- Infectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisMedicine4.6%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine4.1%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Q4 | 281/351 | 20th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 398/466 | 14th |
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,045 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 174 |
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | 194 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 118 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 100 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 87 |
| 2021 | 82 | 82 | 84 |
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 38 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 50 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (113 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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 Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2349-6592
- Electronic ISSN
- 2455-7099
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pediatric Critical Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 79 days (interquartile range 38–138 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Pediatric Critical Care based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Pediatric Critical Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pediatric Critical Care is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Pediatric Critical Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .