Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Journal of Pediatric Research
ISSN 2147-9445 · eISSN 2587-2478 · Galenos Yayinevi · Turkey
Journal of Pediatric Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pediatric Research is published by Galenos Yayinevi 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 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders and Pediatric health and respiratory diseases, together about 20.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Pediatric Research is an open access, scientific, double-blind peer-reviewed journal in the field of general pediatrics and pediatric subspecialties. No fee is charged from the authors during the submission, evaluation and publication process. It is the official publication of the Ege University Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and is published quarterly in March, June, September and December.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine7.7%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseasesHealth Professions6.1%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine5.6%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine5.3%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine4.5%
- Inflammasome and immune disordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine4%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 715 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 20 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 18 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 45 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 104 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 155 |
| 2021 | 80 | 80 | 279 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 100 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websitePlagiarism
- Plagiarism
DEIA policy exists. Model summary
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
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
- Galenos Yayinevi
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2147-9445
- Electronic ISSN
- 2587-2478
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pediatric Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Pediatric Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pediatric Research 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Pediatric Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pediatric Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pediatric Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Pediatric Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pediatric Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .