Journal profile · Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology
ISSN 0172-0643 · eISSN 1432-1971 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1979
Pediatric Cardiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 65 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 380 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatric Cardiology is published by Springer US 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 Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Coronary Artery Anomalies, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Statement of Scope The editor of Pediatric Cardiology welcomes original manuscripts concerning all aspects of heart disease in infants, children, adolescents and adults including embryology and anatomy, physiology and pharmacology, biochemistry, pathology, genetics, radiology, clinical aspects, investigative cardiology, electrophysiology, echocardiography, interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery. Articles which may include original articles, review articles, letters to the editor etc., must be written in English and must be submitted solely to Pediatric Cardiology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Editor-in-chief Karim A. DiabPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 102, United Kingdom 4, Canada 4, Netherlands 4, Saudi Arabia 4 (140 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine26.1%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Coronary Artery AnomaliesMedicine6.1%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine6.1%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine4.1%
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMedicine3.9%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine3.3%
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 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | 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
MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,559OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 336LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 887,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,920 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 358 | 163 | 50 |
| 2025 | 380 | 138 | 429 |
| 2024 | 478 | 112 | 976 |
| 2023 | 401 | 74 | 1,405 |
| 2022 | 291 | 106 | 2,353 |
| 2021 | 288 | 97 | 2,683 |
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
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 90 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 84 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (826 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 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 3,790 / 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.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Not considered
- Case Reports; Images in Pediatric Cardiology
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- case reportSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…Length not stated
- case reportsCase reports may be submitted to present a rare finding, novel diagnostic or therapeutic approach or an unusual complication.Length not stated
- correspondenceSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…Length not stated
- hypothesisSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…Length not stated
- images in pediatric cardiologyInteresting images not available in the medical literature may be presented as Images in Pediatric Cardiology manuscript.Length not stated
- letterSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…Length not stated
- letters to the editorSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…main text ≤ 400 words
- opinionSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…Length not stated
- original articleSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles must reflect an original study in a field relevant to heart diseases in children (including fetal cardiology) or adult congenital heart diseas…Length not stated
- perspectiveSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…Length not stated
- perspectivesThese are scholarly review/authoritative reports or discussions that inform readers about a complex or rapidly evolving issue and present the authors’ interpret…Length not stated
- reviewSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…Length not stated
- review articleSpecific instructions for Pediatric Cardiology Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WordManuscripts need to have continuous line numbering and page numb…Length not stated
- review articlesAuthors may submit manuscripts reviewing a topic relevant to heart diseases in children.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Originality and exclusivity of submissions required Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member journal Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permissions required for previously published material Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Pediatric Cardiology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestions allowed Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0172-0643
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-1971
- Society / sponsor
- Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiovascular Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 6 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Cardiology
What CAS zone is Pediatric Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pediatric Cardiology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Pediatrics / Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. 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 Pediatric Cardiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.3; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 106.
How long does peer review take at Pediatric Cardiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 46–90 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Cardiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; 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 Pediatric Cardiology based?
Of the 140 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (102), United Kingdom (4) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pediatric Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatric Cardiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pediatric Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatric Cardiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,790.
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: .