Journal profile · Critical Care Medicine
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
ISSN 1529-7535 · eISSN 1947-3893 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2000
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.79; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 218 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, together about 31.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We aimed to identify factors associated with greater odds of survival, as well as odds of successful lung transplantation (LTx) in pediatric patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge-to-LTx (BTT) or supported with ECMO after LTx.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Critical Care Medicine
Editor-in-chief Robert C. TaskerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine12.4%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine11.4%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine7.9%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine7.4%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering6.1%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine5.7%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.3%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.2%
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 | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | 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 1 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE · rank 15/66
- JCR Q1 · PEDIATRICS · rank 6/190
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 4.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,983OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 38.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 129LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,054 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 166 | 44 | 116 |
| 2025 | 218 | 69 | 694 |
| 2024 | 721 | 103 | 1,476 |
| 2023 | 268 | 98 | 2,994 |
| 2022 | 822 | 97 | 3,543 |
| 2021 | 1,042 | 65 | 2,616 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1529-7535
- Electronic ISSN
- 1947-3893
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
What CAS zone is Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Pediatrics / Critical Care Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.79; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 133.
How long does peer review take at Pediatric Critical Care Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
What JCR quartile is Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Q1 (15/66), PEDIATRICS Q1 (6/190). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Pediatric Critical Care Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Pediatric Critical Care Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .