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Pediatric Nursing

Anthony J. Jannetti Inc. · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN0097-9805

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.23

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

335

Total Citationsi

444

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Pediatric Nursing is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing evidence-based pediatric nursing practice, clinical research, and professional development. Since 1975, Pediatric Nursing has provided the pediatric nursing arena with current information on practice, policy, and research. Pediatric Nursing presents information that is both theoretically grounded and clinically relevant to educate the novice, enrich the generalist, and advance the pediatric specialist toward providing professional care of the highest quality. Pediatric Nursing is the premier resource for evidence-based clinical information, research studies, and advances in child health care.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyBi-Monthly

StatusActive

Total Publications335

Publisher OrgA Jannetti Publications Inc.

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewblinded peer review

OA License—

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?

Anthony J. Jannetti Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0097-9805

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

blinded peer review

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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

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

PediatricsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Pediatrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Infant Development and Preterm CareChild and Adolescent HealthChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsFamily and Disability Support Research

Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Nursing

Is Pediatric Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pediatric Nursing: it is indexed in 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 Pediatric Nursing?

Pediatric Nursing is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.23.

Is Pediatric Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pediatric Nursing is indexed in Scopus.