Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
ISSN 2245-8875 · Exeley Inc. · United States
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 14 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology is published by Exeley 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 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, together about 41% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology (SJCAPP) is an international scientific journal of research and practice covering a broad scope of high value articles in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology. The journal publishes quantitative and qualitative research on: diagnosis, assessment, psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological treatments, behavior, cognition, epidemiology, development, training, cross cultural issues, neuroscience and genetic aspects related to mental disorders in children, adolescents and families. The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary submission if relevant for childhood psychopathology. The journal’s readership covers all disciplines relevant to the field, and thus publishes concise and well written papers only, avoiding jargon and technicism. The Journal publishes short and full length original papers, systematic and narrative reviews, case studies, letters, theoretical articles including perspectives and debate, and book reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Ole Jakob StorebøPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Denmark 6, United States 1, Canada 1, Sweden 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology19.8%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine11.5%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience9.8%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology5.9%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine3.9%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology3.9%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology3.4%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine3.2%
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 | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 14Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 223 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 54 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 115 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 192 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 600 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | EUR 500 | 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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Exeley Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2245-8875
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
What CAS zone is Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychiatry. 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.
What is the impact factor of Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 14; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Denmark (6), United States (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .