Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE
ISSN 0030-9338 · eISSN 1613-7558 · 6 issues per year
PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,490; median 14 days to acceptance (13 articles, last 24 months); 82 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE 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 Health and Medical Studies, Child and Adolescent Health and Medical and Health Sciences Research, together about 38.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zielsetzung der Zeitschrift Pädiatrie & Pädologie versteht sich als praxisorientiertes Fortbildungsmagazin und möchte Aktualität und Wissen vermitteln. Namhafte Expert*innen kommen zu Wort und beleuchten Schwerpunkte des Praxisalltags. Dadurch soll die Einbindung neuester Erkenntnisse in die tägliche Routinearbeit erleichtert werden. Aims & Scope Pädiatrie & Pädologie sees itself as a practice-orientated educational publication and aims to provide up-to-date information and knowledge. Leading experts focus on issues from everyday practice in order to facilitate the integration of new research findings into routine daily work.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Editor-in-chief Reinhold KerblPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Austria 23 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Medical StudiesHealth Professions18.5%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions14.2%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine5.6%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine5.4%
- Infant Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions5%
- Psychology, Coaching, and TherapyPsychology4.6%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine4.3%
- Biomedical and Chemical ResearchMedicine4.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic ScholarPublisher website
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
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 192,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,568 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 82 | 43 | 17 |
| 2024 | 91 | 31 | 20 |
| 2023 | 125 | 55 | 31 |
| 2022 | 80 | 38 | 22 |
| 2021 | 97 | 58 | 48 |
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
14 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 9 days – 21 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 40 days
- Sample
- 13 articles with submission and acceptance dates (148 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".
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 3,490 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Transfer
Mit der Annahme des Artikels wird der Autor um Übertragung des Copyrights (bzw. das ausschließliche, räumlich und zeitlich uneingeschränkte Recht zur Publikation und zum Vertrieb) an den Verlag gebeten. Die Zeitschrift sowie alle in ihr enthaltenen einzelnen Beiträge und Abbildungen sind urheberrechtlich geschützt. Für Open Choice Artikel ist keine Übertragung des Copyrights erforderlich, da das C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Pädiatrie & Pädologie, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0030-9338
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-7558
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 61, Issue 4 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE
What CAS zone is PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE 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 PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE?
Based on the dates recorded on 13 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 14 days (interquartile range 9–21 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Austria (23). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE is indexed in ESCI.
Is PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE open access, and what is the APC?
PAEDIATRIE UND PAEDOLOGIE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .