Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Journal of Pediatric Infection
ISSN 1307-1068 · eISSN 1308-5271 · AVES Ibrahim Kara
Journal of Pediatric Infection: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 110 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pediatric Infection is published by AVES Ibrahim Kara 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 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bacterial Infections and VaccinesImmunology and Microbiology8.3%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences7.1%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine6.6%
- Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Literature Analysis and CriticismMedicine5.7%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine5.4%
- Otolaryngology and Infectious DiseasesMedicine4.2%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine3.8%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Q4 | 294/351 | 16th |
| Infectious Diseases | Q4 | 334/361 | 7th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,343 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 80 | 107 |
| 2025 | 110 | 110 | 163 |
| 2024 | 96 | 96 | 185 |
| 2023 | 103 | 103 | 147 |
| 2022 | 102 | 102 | 159 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | 130 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Publisher
- AVES Ibrahim Kara
- ISSN
- 1307-1068
- Electronic ISSN
- 1308-5271
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pediatric Infection
What CAS zone is Journal of Pediatric Infection in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pediatric Infection 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.
Which databases index Journal of Pediatric Infection?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pediatric Infection is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Pediatric Infection open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pediatric Infection is a fully open-access 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: .