Journal profile · Pediatrics
Pediatric Research
ISSN 0031-3998 · eISSN 1530-0447 · Springer Nature · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1967
Pediatric Research: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.21; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,390; median 109 days to acceptance (148 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 912 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatric Research is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 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, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pediatric Research publishes original translational research papers, invited reviews, and commentaries on the etiologies and treatment of diseases of children and disorders of development, extending from basic science to epidemiology and quality improvement.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine18.7%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine6.9%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine6.5%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience6.4%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing5.9%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine5.6%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
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 2 |
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 ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Portico, Crossref, British Library, Copyright Clearance Center, ExLibris, GNM Healthcare, Yewno, UNSILO
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
- 3.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.44Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 137LetPub ·
- h-index
- 224OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,398OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 589LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 10,420,723Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 49,921 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 798 | 389 | 294 |
| 2025 | 912 | 425 | 2,089 |
| 2024 | 810 | 426 | 4,162 |
| 2023 | 539 | 292 | 4,824 |
| 2022 | 525 | 290 | 6,649 |
| 2021 | 597 | 358 | 9,913 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 31 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (148 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 153 days
- Sample
- 148 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,905 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)
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,390 / EUR 3,390 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
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, Preprints
- License & copyright License to Publish
The International Pediatric Research Foundation does not require authors of original research papers to assign copyright of their published contributions. Authors grant the International Pediatric Research Foundation an exclusive license to publish, in return for which they can re-use their papers in their future printed work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Publication model: daily online publication ahead of print. Model summary
New articles in PR, as in all Springer Nature journals, are published daily online ahead of the archival print issue, ensuring the research is made publicly available and can be cited as soon as possible after acceptance for publication.
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 Nature
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1967
- ISSN
- 0031-3998
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-0447
- Society / sponsor
- American Pediatric Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Research
What CAS zone is Pediatric Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pediatric Research is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Pediatrics. 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 Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.21; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 224.
How long does peer review take at Pediatric Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 148 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 31–188 days); 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.
Which databases index Pediatric Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatric Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pediatric Research open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatric Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,390.
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: .