Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Paediatrics and International Child Health
ISSN 2046-9047 · eISSN 2046-9055 · Maney Publishing · ENGLAND
Paediatrics and International Child Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.77; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 197 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Paediatrics and International Child Health is published by Maney Publishing 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 Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Maternal and Child Health and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, together about 25.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Paediatrics and International Child Health is an international forum for all aspects of paediatrics and child health in developing and low-income countries. The international, peer-reviewed papers cover a wide range of diseases in childhood and examine the social and cultural settings in which they occur. Although the main aim is to enable authors in developing and low-income countries to publish internationally, it also accepts relevant papers from industrialised countries. The journal is a key publication for all with an interest in paediatric health in low-resource settings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Editor-in-chief Brian CoulterPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United Kingdom 5, United States 2, Brazil 2, Mainland China 1, Australia 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing10.5%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine8.2%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine6.7%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine5.1%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine4.9%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine4.8%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.6%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine3.9%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: GEOBASE, Medical Documentation Service, PASCAL, Research Alert®, Tropical Diseases Bulletin
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
- 1.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 298OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 72,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 72,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 721 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 4 | 16 |
| 2024 | 25 | 4 | 42 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 101 |
| 2022 | 29 | 2 | 116 |
| 2021 | 33 | 6 | 259 |
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
197 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 337 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (28 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 216 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (35 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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Paediatrics and International Child Health is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the …
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
- Maney Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2046-9047
- Electronic ISSN
- 2046-9055
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 1-2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Paediatrics and International Child Health
What CAS zone is Paediatrics and International Child Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Paediatrics and International Child Health 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 Paediatrics and International Child Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.77; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Paediatrics and International Child Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 197 days (interquartile range 119–337 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4% (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 Paediatrics and International Child Health based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), United States (2) and Brazil (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Paediatrics and International Child Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Paediatrics and International Child Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Paediatrics and International Child Health open access, and what is the APC?
Paediatrics and International Child Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .