Journal profile · Pediatrics
Paediatrics & Child Health
ISSN 1205-7088 · eISSN 1918-1485 · Oxford University Press · CANADA · Monthly · Founded 1996
Paediatrics & Child Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.41; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,981; median 106 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 282 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Paediatrics & Child Health is published by Oxford University Press 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 and Adolescent Health, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Infant Development and Preterm Care, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Paediatrics & Child Health (PCH) is the official journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society, and the only peer-reviewed paediatric journal in Canada. Its mission is to advocate for the health and well-being of all Canadian children and youth and to educate child and youth health professionals across the country. PCH reaches 8,000 paediatricians, family physicians and other child and youth health professionals, as well as ministers and officials in various levels of government who are involved with child and youth health policy in Canada.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions13.9%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine11%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine8.2%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine4.2%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine4%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions3.9%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine3.8%
- 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 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
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
- 2.41LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,072OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,867 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 65 | 2 |
| 2025 | 282 | 282 | 99 |
| 2024 | 190 | 190 | 307 |
| 2023 | 229 | 226 | 716 |
| 2022 | 223 | 223 | 853 |
| 2021 | 225 | 178 | 969 |
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
106 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 145 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 57 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 173 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (269 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 4,981 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1205-7088
- Electronic ISSN
- 1918-1485
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Paediatrics & Child Health
What CAS zone is Paediatrics & Child Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Paediatrics & 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 & Child Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.41; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at Paediatrics & Child Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 106 days (interquartile range 68–145 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Paediatrics & Child Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Paediatrics & Child Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Paediatrics & Child Health open access, and what is the APC?
Paediatrics & Child Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,981.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .