Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
ISSN 0891-3668 · eISSN 1532-0987 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1987
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.19; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 2–4 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 477 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Respiratory viral infections research, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Steve BlackPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine12.1%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine11.9%
- Bacterial Infections and VaccinesImmunology and Microbiology9.1%
- Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Neonatal and Maternal InfectionsMedicine5%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine4.7%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine3.1%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine3.1%
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 | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | 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 | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · IMMUNOLOGY · rank 135/183
- JCR Q3 · INFECTIOUS DISEASES · rank 87/141
- JCR Q2 · PEDIATRICS · rank 55/190
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
- 2.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 133LetPub ·
- h-index
- 196OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,517OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 323LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,923 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 297 | 57 | 40 |
| 2025 | 477 | 115 | 769 |
| 2024 | 429 | 118 | 1,467 |
| 2023 | 404 | 124 | 2,211 |
| 2022 | 378 | 172 | 3,232 |
| 2021 | 442 | 157 | 5,989 |
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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0891-3668
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-0987
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
What CAS zone is PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Pediatrics / Immunology / Infectious Diseases. 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 INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.19; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 196.
How long does peer review take at PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL?
Authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, IMMUNOLOGY Q3 (135/183), INFECTIOUS DISEASES Q3 (87/141), PEDIATRICS Q2 (55/190). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .