Journal profile · Pediatrics
World Journal of Pediatrics
ISSN 1708-8569 · eISSN 1867-0687 · Springer Singapore · PEOPLES R CHINA · Quarterly · Founded 2008
World Journal of Pediatrics: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.26; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 106 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 136 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The journal's website announces a move to full open access: We are pleased to announce that World Journal of Pediatrics will become a fully open access (OA) on 1 January 2027. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Pediatrics is published by Springer Singapore and is in Zone 2 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, Respiratory viral infections research and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 21.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Announcement We are pleased to announce that World Journal of Pediatrics will become a fully open access (OA) on 1 January 2027. As a result, all submissions received from 11 August 2026 are subject to an article publication charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal (unless a waiver is applied). Please see our FAQs which can be found at the bottom of this page for more information on APCs, funding options, waivers and the journal's transition to fully open access. World Journal of Pediatrics, a monthly journal, publishes peer-reviewed original papers, reviews, and special reports focusing on clinical practice and research in pediatrics. Contributions on new developments in all areas of pediatrics are welcome from pediatricians worldwide. The journal aims at providing the most current information on pediatrics, pediatric surgery, preventive health care in pediatrics, pharmacology, stomatology and biomedicine. The journal also deals with basic sciences and experimental work. It provides a broad academic platform for the international exchange of medical results. All submitted papers are peer-reviewed by at least two referees who are experts in the field of the submitted paper. World Journal of Pediatrics wants to be as efficient as possible in manuscript processing. All authors shall receive the final decision on their submitted papers within two months. Outstanding papers or special reports might be accepted within one month after submission; the journal will try then to publish these contributions in the next available issue. We are expecting your contributions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Editor-in-chief He-Feng HuangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 70 in mainland China (about 49%); most named Mainland China 70, United States 30, Japan 6, Hong Kong, China 4, United Kingdom 4 (143 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine8.9%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine6.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.9%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.9%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine5.4%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine5%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 7.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 852OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 702,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,682 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 48 | 20 |
| 2025 | 136 | 86 | 390 |
| 2024 | 88 | 56 | 1,253 |
| 2023 | 114 | 78 | 1,620 |
| 2022 | 172 | 86 | 2,482 |
| 2021 | 95 | 45 | 1,345 |
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 Crossref · to
106 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 153 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (242 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 2.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,990 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access
- Conflicts of interest
ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential CoI required Model summary
Author Information - ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential CoI (Download docx, 55 kB)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in World Journal of Pediatrics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Singapore
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1708-8569
- Electronic ISSN
- 1867-0687
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 6 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Pediatrics
What CAS zone is World Journal of Pediatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Journal of Pediatrics is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Pediatrics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of World Journal of Pediatrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.26; CiteScore 8.5, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at World Journal of Pediatrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 106 days (interquartile range 68–159 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 World Journal of Pediatrics based?
Of the 143 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 70 (about 49%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (70), United States (30) and Japan (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index World Journal of Pediatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Pediatrics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is World Journal of Pediatrics open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Pediatrics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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: .