Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
ISSN 0277-2116 · eISSN 1536-4801 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1982
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.03; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,780; median 153 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 364 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Infant Nutrition and Health, Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology and Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments, together about 20.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN) provides a forum for original papers and reviews dealing with pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, including normal and abnormal functions of the alimentary tract and its associated organs, including the salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. Particular emphasis is on development and its relation to infant and childhood nutrition.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing8%
- Clinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyNursing6.4%
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Celiac Disease Research and ManagementMedicine5.7%
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine5.5%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Microscopic ColitisMedicine4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121LetPub ·
- h-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,736OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 276LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 29,305 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 284 | 170 | 70 |
| 2025 | 364 | 225 | 850 |
| 2024 | 362 | 234 | 1,989 |
| 2023 | 326 | 117 | 2,365 |
| 2022 | 340 | 101 | 3,845 |
| 2021 | 365 | 114 | 3,923 |
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 PubMed · to
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 124 days – 229 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 191 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (707 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)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher 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 3,780 / EUR 3,260 / GBP 2,780 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0277-2116
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-4801
- Society / sponsor
- European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 83, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
What CAS zone is Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Pediatrics / Gastroenterology & Hepatology / Nutrition & Dietetics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.03; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 190.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 124–229 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 33%. 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 Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,780.
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: .