Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
ISSN 0146-8693 · eISSN 1465-735X · Oxford University Press
Journal of Pediatric Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,332; median 161 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); 118 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pediatric Psychology is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Child and Adolescent Health, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine14.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology9%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions7.7%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine7%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology6.2%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine6.1%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions5.4%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 185OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,840OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,907 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 23 | 13 |
| 2025 | 118 | 63 | 174 |
| 2024 | 113 | 86 | 494 |
| 2023 | 99 | 75 | 727 |
| 2022 | 92 | 65 | 857 |
| 2021 | 141 | 84 | 2,732 |
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
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 203 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (35 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 192 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (229 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
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 4,332 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0146-8693
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-735X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pediatric Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Pediatric Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pediatric Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Developmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Pediatric Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.4; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 185.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pediatric Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 118–203 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 Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pediatric Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Pediatric Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pediatric Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,332.
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: .