Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Translational Pediatrics
ISSN 2224-4344 · AME Publishing Company · HONG KONG
Translational Pediatrics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.02; fully open access; APC about USD 1,900; median 62 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 324 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Translational Pediatrics is published by AME Publishing Company 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 Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Translational Pediatrics (Transl Pediatr, tp.amegroups.com; tp.amegroups.org, Print ISSN 2224-4336, Online ISSN 2224-4344) is an open access, peer-reviewed, monthly journal (quarterly published from Jul. 2012 to Oct. 2019, bimonthly published from Dec. 2019 to Dec. 2020).TP publishes articles in all aspects of health care in newborns, children and adolescents. Contributions pertinent to pediatrics are also included from related fields such as nutrition, surgery, respiration, dentistry, urology, public health, child health services, human genetics, basic sciences, psychology, psychiatry, education, sociology, and nursing.Currently, TP has been indexed by PubMed/PubMed Central, Scopus and Web of Science [Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)]. The SCIE impact factor 2025 for TP is 2.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 23%); most named United States 10, Mainland China 7, United Kingdom 3, Hong Kong, China 2, Japan 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine11%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine9.7%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine5.5%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine4.8%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine4.7%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine4.6%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine4.6%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.2%
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 | 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
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
- 2.02LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 492OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 304LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,059 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 398 | 398 | 36 |
| 2025 | 324 | 324 | 522 |
| 2024 | 235 | 235 | 866 |
| 2023 | 212 | 212 | 1,410 |
| 2022 | 222 | 222 | 1,926 |
| 2021 | 345 | 345 | 4,438 |
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
62 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 77 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (729 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | USD 1,900 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND |
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 accepted1
- review articleWhy stop at extubation?—the difference between enhanced recovery and on table extubation after paediatric cardiac surgery Tim Murphy, Louise Davies, Barny Allan…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
For open access publishing, this journal uses an exclusive licensing agreement. Authors will transfer copyright to AME Publishing Company, but will have the right to share their article in the same way permitted to third parties under the relevant user license, as well as certain scholarly usage rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Implementation of transparent peer review at Translational Pediatrics
With a commitment to openness and accountability, and to increase the level of transparency throughout our peer review process, our editorial office has decided to implement a transparent peer review process as an option for all manuscripts submitted to TP from March 19, 2020. Read More>>
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
- AME Publishing Company
- Country or region
- HONG KONG
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2224-4344
- Print ISSN
- 2224-4336
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Translational Medicine
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Translational Pediatrics
What CAS zone is Translational Pediatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Translational Pediatrics 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.
What is the impact factor of Translational Pediatrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.02; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Translational Pediatrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 62 days (interquartile range 49–77 days). 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 Translational Pediatrics based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 23%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), Mainland China (7) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Translational Pediatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Translational Pediatrics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Translational Pediatrics open access, and what is the APC?
Translational Pediatrics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .