Journal profile · Allergy
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
ISSN 0905-6157 · eISSN 1399-3038 · Blackwell Munksgaard · DENMARK · Bimonthly · Founded 1990
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,300; median 106 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 274 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology is published by Blackwell Munksgaard and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Asthma and respiratory diseases, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, together about 52% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology is the world's leading journal in pediatric allergy, publishing original contributions and comprehensive reviews related to the understanding and treatment of allergic diseases, asthma and immune deficiencies in children. As Pediatric Allergy and Immunology promotes communication between scientists engaged in basic research and clinicians working with children, we publish both clinical and experimental translational work.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Allergy
Editor-in-chief Sophia TsabouriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 8, Germany 6, Japan 5, Italy 5, Australia 5 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine22.1%
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis ResearchMedicine15.7%
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine14.1%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine6%
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseasesHealth Professions5.5%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine5%
- Eosinophilic EsophagitisMedicine4.3%
- Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher 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
- 4.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80LetPub ·
- h-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,663OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 145LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 238Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 620,853Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,041 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 228 | 159 | 71 |
| 2025 | 274 | 158 | 635 |
| 2024 | 236 | 161 | 1,279 |
| 2023 | 188 | 121 | 1,529 |
| 2022 | 218 | 110 | 2,587 |
| 2021 | 249 | 108 | 3,869 |
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
106 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (529 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Open peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,300 / EUR 4,440 / GBP 3,510 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- AMA
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- editorialhould not occupy more than 6 pages. iv. Editorials Word limit: 1,500 words maximum, excluding figure legends and references. Please sumain text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Authorship
If AI tools have been used to write the paper, for the production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, please disclose it in the Materials and Methods section of the paper including what tool was used and how. Authors are responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Please review Wiley’s policy here. This journal encourages and peer review data sharing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing Open Access? Your fees may be covered
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts are single-blind or transparent peer reviewed, depending on the choice of the author. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint your manuscript while it’s under review
Beginning in early 2020, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology is participating in a pilot of the under review service, Wiley’s new initiative to streamline the early sharing of research and open up the peer review process. Authors can now opt to preprint their manuscript during the submission process and showcase their work to the global research community as a preprint, before it is accepted or publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract. If the trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectivel…
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
- Blackwell Munksgaard
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0905-6157
- Electronic ISSN
- 1399-3038
- Society / sponsor
- European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
What CAS zone is Pediatric Allergy and Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Pediatrics / Allergy / Immunology. 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 Pediatric Allergy and Immunology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.5; CiteScore 8, h-index 130.
How long does peer review take at Pediatric Allergy and Immunology?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 106 days (interquartile range 59–159 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: AMA. 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 Pediatric Allergy and Immunology based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), Germany (6) and Japan (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pediatric Allergy and Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pediatric Allergy and Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,300.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .