Journal profile · Respiratory System
Pediatric Pulmonology
ISSN 8755-6863 · eISSN 1099-0496 · Wiley-Liss Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1985
Pediatric Pulmonology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.41; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,740; median 173 days to acceptance (123 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 536 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatric Pulmonology is published by Wiley-Liss Inc. 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 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances and Asthma and respiratory diseases, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pediatric Pulmonology (PPUL) is the leading global journal for respiratory system health and disease from fetal life through adolescence and adulthood. Combining explicit and informative analysis of clinical as well as basic scientific research, PPUL provides a look at the many facets of respiratory system disorders in infants and children, ranging from pathological anatomy, developmental issues, and pathophysiology to infectious disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis, and airborne toxins. Focused attention is given to the reporting of diagnostic and therapeutic methods for neonates, preschool children, and adolescents, the enduring effects of childhood respiratory diseases, and newly described infectious diseases. PPUL concentrates on subject matters of crucial interest to specialists preparing for the Pediatric Subspecialty Examinations in the United States and other countries. With its attentive coverage and extensive clinical data, this journal is a principle source for pediatricians in practice and in training and a must have for all pediatric pulmonologists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Respiratory System
Editor-in-chief Susanna McColley ChicagoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 48, Mainland China 6, Canada 6, United Kingdom 5, Australia 5 (108 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine16.2%
- Cystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesMedicine11.1%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine8.4%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine8.1%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine7.8%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine5.8%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience4.4%
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 | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | 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
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 2.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,247OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 365LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 475Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 823,345Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,289 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 402 | 262 | 99 |
| 2025 | 536 | 334 | 744 |
| 2024 | 629 | 391 | 2,014 |
| 2023 | 608 | 361 | 3,216 |
| 2022 | 498 | 191 | 3,833 |
| 2021 | 598 | 195 | 7,888 |
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
173 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 234 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (124 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 188 days
- Sample
- 123 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,097 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 145 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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 4,740 / EUR 3,970 / GBP 3,190 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 800 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- USD 800
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 prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Research funded by tobacco companies
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- correspondenceend following references. The text of a correspondence is limited to 1000 words. Up to 5 references are allowed. One figure and/or table ismain text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialWe accept submissions of the following types of articles. Please note the specific guidelines for each type: Original Article Original Articles should follow th…Length not stated
- letterWe accept submissions of the following types of articles. Please note the specific guidelines for each type: Original Article Original Articles should follow th…Length not stated
- meta-analysisWe accept submissions of the following types of articles. Please note the specific guidelines for each type: Original Article Original Articles should follow th…Length not stated
- original articleWe accept submissions of the following types of articles. Please note the specific guidelines for each type: Original Article Original Articles should follow th…Length not stated
- reviewWe accept submissions of the following types of articles. Please note the specific guidelines for each type: Original Article Original Articles should follow th…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- review articleWe accept submissions of the following types of articles. Please note the specific guidelines for each type: Original Article Original Articles should follow th…Length not stated
- review/state of the art articleEditors generally commission Reviews and State of the Art Articles, but uninvited submissions are also welcome, particularly if the submission outlines an impor…Length not stated
- systematic reviewWe accept submissions of the following types of articles. Please note the specific guidelines for each type: Original Article Original Articles should follow th…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Correction to Authorship
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, Pediatric Pulmonology will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a chang…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Expects Data Sharing
Please review Wiley’s policy here. This journal expects and peer review data sharing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and Fast Track Review Upon submission, authors must suggest reviewers, who should be experts who are not close collaborators or from their own institution. Authors may indicate persons to whom they do not wish the manuscript sent for review. In most cases, articles will be reviewed by at least two authorities as well as the editorial staff to determine validity, significance, novelty, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licensing: copyright license agreement via Wiley Author Licensing Service; standard copyright or open access under Creative Commons License. Model summary
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: authors must suggest reviewers; articles reviewed by at least two authorities plus editorial staff; fast-track review available at Editor-in-Chief's discretion. Model summary
Upon submission, authors must suggest reviewers, who should be experts who are not close collaborators or from their own institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint your manuscript while it’s under review
Preprint policy: accepts articles previously published on preprint servers; participates in Wiley's 'under review' service. Model summary
Beginning in early 2020, Pediatric Pulmonology began 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. Corresponding authors can opt to preprint their manuscript during the submission process to showcase their work to the global research community as a preprint, before it is accepted or publ…
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
- Wiley-Liss Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 8755-6863
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-0496
- Society / sponsor
- International Society of Paediatric Respiratory Diseases
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 61, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Pulmonology
What CAS zone is Pediatric Pulmonology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pediatric Pulmonology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Pediatrics / Respiratory System. 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 Pulmonology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.41; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 149.
How long does peer review take at Pediatric Pulmonology?
Based on the dates recorded on 123 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 173 days (interquartile range 132–234 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 37% (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 Pulmonology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Pulmonology based?
Of the 108 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (48), Mainland China (6) and Canada (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pediatric Pulmonology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatric Pulmonology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pediatric Pulmonology open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatric Pulmonology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,740.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .