Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics
ISSN 2194-7791 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,890; median 103 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics is published by SpringerOpen 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, Infant Nutrition and Health and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies, together about 31.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics is an interdisciplinary open access journal publishing peer-reviewed articles on innovative research in pediatrics. The focus and the topics of this journal cover research areas relevant to pediatrics including rare diseases, genetic diseases, gene therapy, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, immunology, infectiology, nephrology, neurology, oncology and hematology, pneumology, metabolism, neonatology and translational medicine in pediatrics. Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics is dedicated to exchange and discussion of current molecular and cellular concepts in pediatrics. This includes frontline reviews on the latest developments, original research articles and a forum for discussion of pathophysiological concepts including therapeutic approaches. Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics is an official journal of the German Society of Child and Adolescent Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin e.V., DGKJ). With regard to the peer-review process, the journal’s policy is in keeping with the “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” (www.icmje.org/recommendations). Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics follows the Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) - Guidelines (https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines). All Manuscripts submitted for publication presenting results from studies on probands or patients must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki (https://www.wma.net/what-we-do/medical-ethics/declaration-of-helsinki/) according to the author guidelines for original papers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Editor-in-chief Klaus-Michael DebatinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 19, France 2, United States 1, Japan 1, Canada 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine18%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing7.1%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine6.8%
- Renal and related cancersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Cystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesMedicine5.5%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine4.8%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine3.9%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 226,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 318 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 16 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 52 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 83 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 320 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 329 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 382 |
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 Crossref · to
103 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 131 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 122 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (77 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)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 2,390 / USD 2,890 / GBP 2,090 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,590 / EUR 2,190 / GBP 1,890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,690 / USD 2,390 / EUR 1,990 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,090 / USD 2,890 / EUR 2,390 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- consensus articleFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Mini Reviews Reviews Correspondence Consensus ArticleLength not stated
- correspondenceFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Mini Reviews Reviews Correspondence Consensus ArticleLength not stated
- mini reviewsFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Mini Reviews Reviews Correspondence Consensus ArticleLength not stated
- research articlesFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Mini Reviews Reviews Correspondence Consensus ArticleLength not stated
- reviewsFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Mini Reviews Reviews Correspondence Consensus ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows COPE guidelines. Model summary
Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics follows the Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) - Guidelines (https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons A…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review policy in keeping with ICMJE Recommendations. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2194-7791
- Society / sponsor
- German Society of Child and Adolescent Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics
What CAS zone is Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 103 days (interquartile range 69–131 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (19), France (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics open access, and what is the APC?
Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,890.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .