Journal profile · Psychiatry
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 0890-8567 · eISSN 1527-5418 · Elsevier Ltd · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1987
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.21; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,710; median 128 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 1,710 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mission Statement Advancing the science of pediatric mental health and promoting the care of youth and their families.Scope The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry's (JAACAP) goal is to advance the science and practice of child and adolescent psychiatry by publishing original research and papers of theoretical, scientific, and clinical relevance to the field. JAACAP welcomes unpublished manuscripts whose primary focus is on the mental health of children, adolescents, and families. Submissions may come from diverse viewpoints including but not limited to: genetic, epidemiological, neurobiological, and psychopathological research; cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic, and other psychotherapeutic investigations; parent-child, interpersonal, and family research; and, clinical and empirical research in inpatient, outpatient, consultation-liaison, and school-based settings. JAACAP also seeks to promote the well-being of children and families by publishing scholarly papers on such subjects as health policy, legislation, advocacy, culture and society, and service provision as they pertain to the mental health of children and families.About JAACAP Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is the flagship journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is the leading journal focusing exclusively on today's psychiatric research and treatment of the child and adolescent. Published twelve times per year, each issue is committed to its mission of advancing the science of pediatric mental health and promoting the care of youth and their families.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Douglas K. NovinsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 48, United Kingdom 5, Australia 4, Canada 2, Netherlands 1 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology19%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine13.7%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience7.1%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions6.5%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions4.4%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology4.4%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology4.2%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 9.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 222LetPub ·
- h-index
- 360OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,001OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 23,508 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 207 | 49 | 65 |
| 2025 | 1,710 | 238 | 612 |
| 2024 | 1,495 | 1,117 | 1,566 |
| 2023 | 1,639 | 1,358 | 2,899 |
| 2022 | 1,338 | 270 | 3,353 |
| 2021 | 1,344 | 257 | 6,049 |
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
128 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 33 days – 206 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 135 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (495 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,710 / EUR 3,470 / GBP 2,970 / JPY 460,150 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,420 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
Participants should be 21 years of age or younger, with exceptions for parents, longitudinal follow-up since childhood, or transition-to-adulthood studies. Model summary
JAACAP generally wishes to receive only those manuscripts in which the participants are 21 years of age or younger unless a) the participants are parents or have been followed since childhood or b) the study is about the transition to adulthood and therefore the participants are older adolescents/young adults.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 4,420 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0890-8567
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-5418
- Society / sponsor
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Pediatrics / Psychiatry / Psychology, Developmental; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.21; CiteScore 15.3, h-index 360.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 128 days (interquartile range 33–206 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (48), United Kingdom (5) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,710.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .