Journal profile · Psychology-Developmental and Educational Psychology
Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
ISSN 2352-4642 · eISSN 2352-4650 · Elsevier · ENGLAND
Lancet Child & Adolescent Health: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 13.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 6,680; median 68 days to acceptance (63 articles, last 24 months); 203 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is published by Elsevier 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 Health, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is an independent journal with an international perspective, and a strong clinical focus. The journal presents the most influential and innovative practice-changing original research, as well as authoritative reviews and insightful opinion pieces to promote the health of the whole child, from the fetal period through to young adulthood.The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is dedicated to publishing original research that advocates change in, or illuminates, clinical practice or child health across the disciplines of general paediatrics, adolescent medicine, or child development, and across all paediatric subspecialties including (but not limited to) allergy and immunology, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, fetal and neonatal medicine, gastroenterology, haematology, hepatology and nutrition, infectious diseases, neurology, oncology, psychiatry, respiratory medicine, and surgery.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Developmental and Educational Psychology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions17.5%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine9.9%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions8.2%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing4.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine3.7%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine3.7%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine3.7%
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 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | 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 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 13.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 13.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 27.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 27.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 5.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 718OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,000 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 143 | 29 | 134 |
| 2025 | 203 | 73 | 1,104 |
| 2024 | 186 | 72 | 1,939 |
| 2023 | 187 | 71 | 3,264 |
| 2022 | 207 | 94 | 5,898 |
| 2021 | 228 | 114 | 9,754 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 28 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 63 articles with submission and acceptance dates (392 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
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 52 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 6,680 / EUR 6,250 / GBP 5,350 / JPY 828,520 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2352-4642
- Electronic ISSN
- 2352-4650
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
What CAS zone is Lancet Child & Adolescent Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Pediatrics; 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 Lancet Child & Adolescent Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 13.54; CiteScore 27.1, h-index 117.
How long does peer review take at Lancet Child & Adolescent Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 63 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 28–92 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 Lancet Child & Adolescent Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Lancet Child & Adolescent Health open access, and what is the APC?
Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 6,680.
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: .