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Archives of Disease in Childhood

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom

ISSN0003-9888eISSN1468-2044

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 6.5. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.917

H-Indexi

259

CiteScorei

6.5

SNIPi

1.16

Total Worksi

35,256

Total Citationsi

784,713

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC) is an international and peer-reviewed journal specialising in child health, covering the perinatal period through to adolescence. As an official journal of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health , ADC provides paediatricians with the most recent, relevant and original research reports, commentaries, clinical and policy reviews, and education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1993-

StatusActive

Total Publications35,256

Publisher OrgBMJ

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewsingle anonymised

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0003-9888 / 1468-2044

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

single anonymised

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

590

5.3k

2019

494

8.5k

2020

384

4.6k

2021

324

2.1k

2022

372

1.4k

2023

317

1.2k

2024

316

407

2025

199

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchChild and Adolescent HealthMetabolism and Genetic DisordersPharmaceutical studies and practicesCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Disease in Childhood

Is Archives of Disease in Childhood a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archives of Disease in Childhood: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Archives of Disease in Childhood?

Archives of Disease in Childhood is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 6.5.

Is Archives of Disease in Childhood indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Disease in Childhood is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.