Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Pediatric Medicine
ISSN 2617-5428 · AME Publishing Company
Pediatric Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatric Medicine is published by AME Publishing Company and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Child and Adolescent Health and Infant Development and Preterm Care, together about 24.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pediatric Medicine (PM, Pediatr Med, ISSN 2617-5428), is an international, open access, peer-reviewed online journal covering the cutting-edge findings in all fields of pediatrics, providing current and practical information on prevention, diagnosis and clinical investigations. Pediatric Medicine welcome submission of the following article types: original article, review article, editorial commentary, case report, letter to editor, images in clinical medicine, etc. PM is the official journal of the National Children's Medical Center (China) and Children's Hospital of Fudan University (Shanghai, China). Currently, PM is indexed and covered by Web of Science [Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)] and Scopus, and received its latest impact factor of 0.8 for the year 2025.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 9%); most named United States 19, Canada 6, Italy 5, Mainland China 4, Brazil 2 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine11.6%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions6.8%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine6.3%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing5%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology5%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience4.7%
- Clinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyNursing4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 72.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 375 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 28 | 17 |
| 2024 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
| 2023 | 24 | 20 | 56 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 67 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | 542 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright
For open access publishing, this journal uses an exclusive licensing agreement. Authors will transfer copyright to AME Publishing Company, but will have the right to share their article in the same way permitted to third parties under the relevant user license, as well as certain scholarly usage rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
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
- AME Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2617-5428
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Medicine
What CAS zone is Pediatric Medicine in?
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 Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 17.
Where are the editorial board members of Pediatric Medicine based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Canada (6) and Italy (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pediatric Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatric Medicine is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Pediatric Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatric Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .