Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics
ISSN 1551-6776 · eISSN 2331-348X · Pediatric Pharmacology Advocacy Group, Inc.
Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics: subscription journal; median 82 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); 123 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics is published by Pediatric Pharmacology Advocacy Group, Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pharmaceutical studies and practices, Pharmacy and Medical Practices and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, together about 44.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine26.1%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyMedicine8.4%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine6.5%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions3.7%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology3.7%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine3.1%
- Clinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyNursing3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | Q2 | 175/351 | 50th |
| Pharmacology (medical) | Q3 | 187/278 | 32nd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,450 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 70 | 752 |
| 2025 | 123 | 121 | 1,578 |
| 2024 | 100 | 99 | 1,673 |
| 2023 | 108 | 108 | 1,657 |
| 2022 | 105 | 105 | 1,531 |
| 2021 | 136 | 136 | 1,492 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 249 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 346 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (213 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving Release delay (Embargo)
Typically, articles are not available in PMC until after the publisher's embargo period. However, in some cases articles may be available in PMC sooner than the default period.
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
- Pediatric Pharmacology Advocacy Group, Inc.
- ISSN
- 1551-6776
- Electronic ISSN
- 2331-348X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 48–124 days). 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 Pharmacology and Therapeutics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics is a subscription 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: .