Journal profile · Pediatrics
Pediatrics in Review
ISSN 0191-9601 · eISSN 3071-2254 · American Academy of Pediatrics · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1979
Pediatrics in Review: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; no APC; median 133 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 138 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatrics in Review is published by American Academy of Pediatrics 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 Child and Adolescent Health, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare, together about 24.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TRiP offers important updates on pediatric healthcare topics, concise clinical decision-making support, and guidance for families of children and adolescents with rare or complex medical conditions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Editor-in-chief Kimberly StowersPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions15%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine4.9%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine4.8%
- Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine4.6%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine4.4%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,404OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 138 | 26 | 78 |
| 2024 | 149 | 4 | 362 |
| 2023 | 155 | 4 | 569 |
| 2022 | 114 | 4 | 467 |
| 2021 | 191 | 5 | 755 |
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 PubMed · to
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 195 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (251 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 acceptance (community reports)
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- care process modelsContent Topical Reviews Care Process Models Patient Education Creative WorksLength not stated
- creative worksContent Topical Reviews Care Process Models Patient Education Creative WorksLength not stated
- patient educationContent Topical Reviews Care Process Models Patient Education Creative WorksLength not stated
- topical reviewsContent Topical Reviews Care Process Models Patient Education Creative WorksLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
No advertising or commercial content funding. Model summary
TRiP is a project of the Department of Pediatrics at University of Utah Health. It does not host or receive funding from advertising or the display of commercial content.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Editorially independent, open-access, peer-reviewed online journal published quarterly. Model summary
TRiP is an editorially independent, open-access, peer-reviewed online journal published quarterly by the University of Utah’s Department of Pediatrics in collaboration with the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorially independent, open-access, peer-reviewed online journal Model summary
Topical Reviews in Pediatrics (TRiP) is an editorially independent, open-access, peer-reviewed online journal
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
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0191-9601
- Electronic ISSN
- 3071-2254
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatrics in Review
What CAS zone is Pediatrics in Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pediatrics in Review is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics. 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.
How long does peer review take at Pediatrics in Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 86–195 days); the community-reported acceptance is “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 Pediatrics in Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatrics in Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Pediatrics in Review open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatrics in Review is a subscription journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .