Journal profile
Paediatric Neonatal Pain
ISSN 2637-3807 · Wiley · United States
Paediatric Neonatal Pain: fully open access; APC about USD 3,080; median 246 days to acceptance (37 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 70% (journal website); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Paediatric Neonatal Pain is published by Wiley. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pediatric Pain Management Techniques, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Pain Management and Opioid Use, together about 58.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Paediatric and Neonatal Pain is a multidisciplinary journal with a span across medicine and nursing, serving healthcare workers and the paediatric care research community. The journal has a focus on cutting-edge research into paediatric and neonatal pain management, clinical practice, and analgesia. The editors encourage contributions relating to paediatric and neonatal internal medicine, surgery, radiology, foetal medicine and analgesia, including but not limited to pain in the community, inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, dentistry, and critical care and aftercare. Paediatric and Neonatal Pain is a Wiley Open Access journal, one of a new series of peer reviewed titles publishing quality research with speed and efficiency. For further information visit the Wiley Open Access website. Potential topic areas include: Acute pain; Analgesic medication review; Chronic pain syndrome; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS); Complimentary and integrative medicine; Medication management; Nursing paediatric pain; Oncology and pain; Pain assessment; Pain coping strategies; Pain management and control; Pain management in intensive care and aftercare; Pain relief; Palliative care & non-curative pain management; Patient and parent perspective in pain management; Physiotherapy; Poor response to treatment; Postoperative pain; TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation). Article types include: Original Research; Original Expert Commentaries; Review Article; Letter to the Editor (by invitation only); Authors' Replies (in response to letters to the editors); Registered Reports Stage 1 & 2; Editorial (by invitation only); Conference Reports.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Elaine BoylePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 10, Canada 5, Sweden 4, Germany 2, France 2 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine38.8%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine13.6%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine5.8%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine4.4%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine3.9%
- Infant Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions3.6%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine3.3%
- Music Therapy and HealthPsychology3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCEmbaseCINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 15Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 61,316Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 202 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 251 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 272 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 213 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 173 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 103 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 68 |
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
246 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 185 days – 308 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (37 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 279 days
- Sample
- 37 articles with submission and acceptance dates (45 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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 70%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 264 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 2,590 / GBP 2,370 / USD 3,080 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,080 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,370 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,080 / GBP 2,370 / EUR 2,590 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- commentariesCommentaries are written in response to a newly published article or to address a recent phenomenon of interest to the pediatric pain research field.Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials are by invitation only.Length not stated
- letters to the editorr Registered Reports Author Guidelines. Letters to the Editor and Replies: Letters to the Editor and Replies are welcomed (1000 word limit). One must email the …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- original articleORIGINAL ARTICLELength not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles provide insight into the field and are the journal’s primary mode of scientific communication.Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered Reports are designed to eliminate publication bias and incentivize best scientific practice.Length not stated
- review articleREVIEW ARTICLELength not stated
- reviewsThe journal encourages solicited and unsolicited Review Articles on subjects of topical interest, including Systematic Reviews. Methods Papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteCode availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- Code availability
Refer & Transfer program participation Model summary
If your manuscript is not accepted, you may receive a recommendation to transfer your manuscript to another suitable Wiley journal, either through a referral from the journal’s editor or through our Transfer Desk Assistant.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Editorial Review and AcceptancePaediatric and Neonatal Pain accepts papers that are relevant to our readership and reflect valid science i.e. conclusions drawn need to be substantiated by the data, but novelty, insight and impact are not paramount. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editors determine that the paper m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review model: single-blind Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy:
Preprint policy: preprints allowed Model summary
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply becau…
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Paediatric Neonatal Pain
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Pediatric Pain Management Techniques, Anesthesia and Pain Management.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesEUR 2,590 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review time246 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 37 articles, last 24 months · CrossrefReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2637-3807
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Paediatric Neonatal Pain
How long does peer review take at Paediatric Neonatal Pain?
Based on the dates recorded on 37 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 246 days (interquartile range 185–308 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 70% (2025). 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 Paediatric Neonatal Pain based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (10), Canada (5) and Sweden (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Paediatric Neonatal Pain?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Paediatric Neonatal Pain is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC, Embase and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Paediatric Neonatal Pain open access, and what is the APC?
Paediatric Neonatal Pain is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,080.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .