Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Revista Paulista de Pediatria
ISSN 0103-0582 · eISSN 1984-0462 · Sociedade De Pediatria De Sao Paulo · Brazil
Revista Paulista de Pediatria: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; median 154 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Paulista de Pediatria is published by Sociedade De Pediatria De Sao Paulo 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 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare and Infant Development and Preterm Care, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Informações básicas A Revista Paulista de Pediatria RPPed é uma revista anual da Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo (SPSP). Desde 1982, destina-se à publicação de artigos originais, de revisão e relatos de casos clínicos na área da promoção à saúde de recém-nascidos, lactentes, crianças e adolescentes, com ênfase na publicação de estudos clínicos e epidemiológicos. O objetivo é divulgar pesquisa de qualidade metodológica relacionada aos temas de interesse. Os artigos estão disponíveis na íntegra em formato eletrônico e acesso aberto. A revista está indexado nas bases Web of Science, Pubmed Central, Medline, Scopus, Embase (Excerpta Medica Database), SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), LILACS (Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde), Index Medicus Latino-Americano (IMLA), Sumários de Revistas Brasileiras, Redalyc (Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe, España y Portugal Scientific Information System) e DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals).A abreviatura de seu título é Rev Paul Pediatr, que deve ser usada em bibliografias, notas de rodapé e em referências bibliográficas. Acesso Aberto Este periódico segue o modelo de Acesso Aberto (Open Acess), permitindo o acesso virtual, sem restrição (incluindo restrições financeiras), a todos os textos científicos publicados pelo periódico. Acesso aberto é a condição em que o detentor dos direitos autorais de um trabalho acadêmico concede direitos de uso a terceiros usando uma licença aberta (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitindo acesso gratuito imediato ao trabalho e autorizando qualquer usuário a ler, baixar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pesquisar ou vincular os textos completos dos artigos, rastreá-los para indexação, passá-los como dados para software ou usá-los para qualquer outra finalidade legal. Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta Seguindo as orientações do movimento mundial Ciência Aberta, a RPPed adota práticas com o objetivo de contribuir com o conhecimento científico aberto e compartilhado para a comunidade científica de diversos países e para a sociedade. Os manuscritos publicados são de acesso livre nas bases indexadoras e divulgados nas redes sociais e site da Associação de Pediatria de São Paulo.Nos trabalhos publicados, são indicadas as contribuições de cada um dos autores para o estudo e é obrigatória alguma forma de compartilhamento da base de dados dos estudos originais.Ainda, em consonância com a Ciência Aberta, a RPPed sugere a publ
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 7, United States 2, Portugal 2, Chile 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine14.1%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions9%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine8.4%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine7.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing6%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine4.8%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology3.5%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseSciELOPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 673OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 85LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,834 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 3 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 51 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 151 |
| 2023 | 113 | 113 | 549 |
| 2022 | 90 | 90 | 838 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 852 |
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
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 125 days – 198 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 121 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 281 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (106 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)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Author Contribution
All articles must describe, on the title page, the contribution of each author using the CRediT taxonomy. Only the roles actually performed by each author should be indicated, using the following nomenclature:Conceptualization;Methodology;Software;Formal Analysis;Investigation;Data Curation;Writing – Original Draft;Writing – Review & Editing;Supervision;Funding Acquisition;Project Administration.A…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Policy
In the case of a conflict of interest, everyone involved in evaluating the manuscript is obliged to declare the conflict. The conflict of interest may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature. Conflicts of interest may occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
RPPed adopts and uses the guidelines of the SciELO Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication.The ethical stance of research is essential for RPPed, therefore, misconduct, for example, plagiarism, is evaluated by the editorial board seriously and rigorously.Clinical trials are only accepted upon presentation of a registration number and registration basis, following…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by Revista Paulista de Pediatria maintain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited. The authors grant Revista Paulista de Pediatria the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including no financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is a condition whereby the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to the work and authorizin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
RPPed adopts a rigorous and transparent peer review process, based on the principles of impartiality, confidentiality, and scientific rigor, with the aim of ensuring the quality and integrity of the articles published. The process is conducted by the editorial board at its different levels (editor-in-chief, associate editors, executive editors, and reviewers) and comprises the following stages:Des…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
A Revista incentiva a publicação de artigos preprints em plataformas públicas, como Preprints, SciELO Preprints e outros, para que, sendo o caso, sejam discutidos abertamente, antes de publicados.A RPPed, em relação aos preprints, aponta que não considera que a publicação de artigos em repositórios de preprints tirem a originalidade do artigo submetido.Na submissão de artigo depositados em platafo…
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
- Sociedade De Pediatria De Sao Paulo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0103-0582
- Electronic ISSN
- 1984-0462
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Paulista de Pediatria
What CAS zone is Revista Paulista de Pediatria in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Paulista de Pediatria 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 Revista Paulista de Pediatria?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 125–198 days); authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Paulista de Pediatria based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (7), United States (2) and Portugal (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Paulista de Pediatria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Paulista de Pediatria is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Paulista de Pediatria open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Paulista de Pediatria is a fully open-access 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: .