Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
Research and Reports in Neonatology
ISSN 1179-9935 · Dove Medical Press · United Kingdom
Research and Reports in Neonatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,806; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 9 articles a year; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research and Reports in Neonatology is published by Dove Medical Press 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, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Global Maternal and Child Health, together about 33.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Robert L Schelonka Research and Reports in Neonatology is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing original research, reports, editorials, reviews and commentaries on neonatal health. Research and Reports in Neonatology will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Editor-in-chief Robert L SchelonkaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine18.7%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine8%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine6.8%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing6.4%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing6%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience5.6%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine5.2%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 16 February 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.56OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 133 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 59 |
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)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,806 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,630 | Yes | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- case reportAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
- reviewAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
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
- Dove Medical Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1179-9935
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research and Reports in Neonatology
What CAS zone is Research and Reports in Neonatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research and Reports in Neonatology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Research and Reports in Neonatology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Research and Reports in Neonatology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Is Research and Reports in Neonatology open access, and what is the APC?
Research and Reports in Neonatology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,806.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .