Home›Search›Pediatric Clinics of North America

Pediatric Clinics of North America

W.B. Saunders · United States

ISSN0031-3955eISSN1557-8240

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.745

H-Indexi

148

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.96

Total Worksi

7,719

Total Citationsi

176,719

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pediatric Clinics of North America provides the latest clinical information on health issues for children and adolescents. Each issue focuses on a single topic and is presented under the direction of an experienced editor. It features expert reviews of current diagnosis and treatment that can be applied directly to practice.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications7,719

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0031-3955 / 1557-8240

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

129

2.5k

2019

137

2.3k

2020

129

1.7k

2021

126

849

2022

127

588

2023

143

364

2024

113

2025

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)

Child and Adolescent HealthDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Clinics of North America

Is Pediatric Clinics of North America a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pediatric Clinics of North America: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pediatric Clinics of North America?

Pediatric Clinics of North America 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.20.

Is Pediatric Clinics of North America indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pediatric Clinics of North America is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.