Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
ISSN 1305-7707 · eISSN 1305-7693 · Thieme Group · GERMANY · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.16; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,260; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
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Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is published by Thieme Group 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 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Respiratory viral infections research and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is a peer-reviewed medical journal publishing articles in the field of child infectious diseases. The journal provides an in-depth update on new subjects and current comprehensive coverage of the latest techniques used in diagnosis and treatment of childhood infectious diseases.The following articles will be considered for publication: editorials, original and review articles, rapid communications, letters to the editor and book reviews. Case reports are no longer published in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Authors are encouraged to submit case reports to the Journal of Child Science. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines in the field of pediatric infectious diseases. This journal is a publication of the World Pediatric Society: http://www.worldpediatricsociety.org/The Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is available in print and online. Articles published ahead of print are available via the eFirst service on the Thieme E-Journals platform.Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is affiliated with:Argentina Society of PediatricsDominican Society of PediatricsEstonian Pediatric AssociationGeorgian Pediatric AcademyHaitian Pediatric AssociationJordan Pediatric SocietyKuwait Pediatric LeagueMongolian Pediatric AssociationMoroccan Society of PediatricsNiger Association of PediatricsNigerian Society for Paediatric Infectious DiseasesPalestine Pediatric SocietyPediatric Association of MacedoniaPediatric Association of ZimbabwePediatric Council of KuwaitPediatric Society of Democratic Republic of CongoPediatric Infectious Diseases Society of ThailandPediatric Society of Republic of MoldovaPeruvian Society of PediatricsPolish Pediatric AssociationSudanese Association of PediatriciansTogolese Society of PediatricsUnion of Arab Pediatric SocietiesWorking Group for Pediatric Infectious Diseases of the Austrian Society of PediatricsTopics covered in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases include pediatric infectious diseases and general pediatrics.Abstracting and indexing:SCI Expanded, Academic Search Complete, CAB Abstracts, Embase, Global Health, Google Scholar, Scopus, EBSCO, ProQuest
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Editor-in-chief Girija Prasad RathThePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine10.5%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine9.5%
- Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsMedicine9.1%
- Neonatal and Maternal InfectionsMedicine7.2%
- Bacterial Infections and VaccinesImmunology and Microbiology6.2%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine4.6%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine4%
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 | Infectious Diseases | 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 | Infectious Diseases | 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 | Infectious Diseases | 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
EmbaseCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, 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
- 0.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,074 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 43 | 43 |
| 2024 | 59 | 10 | 25 |
| 2023 | 53 | 7 | 30 |
| 2022 | 64 | 10 | 93 |
| 2021 | 51 | 9 | 70 |
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
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 3,050 / USD 3,260 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed journal publishing original research articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor. Model summary
Methods of Information in Medicine publishes international, peer-reviewed, original research articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor.
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
- Thieme Group
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1305-7707
- Electronic ISSN
- 1305-7693
- Society / sponsor
- Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
What CAS zone is Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Infectious Diseases / 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 Pediatric Infectious Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.16; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 16.
Which databases index Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,260.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .