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Pediatric Cardiology

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0172-0643eISSN1432-1971

SJR Q2✓ 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?

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 68d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.586

H-Indexi

105

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.958

Total Worksi

8,718

Total Citationsi

125,948

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cardiac & Cardiovascular System; Pediatrics; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive

Total Publications8,718

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0172-0643 / 1432-1971

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

230

2.9k

2019

228

2.9k

2020

288

2.5k

2021

291

2.2k

2022

401

1.3k

2023

479

856

2024

382

301

2025

219

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.

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ2

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular SystemPediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Congenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCoronary Artery AnomaliesCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Cardiology

Is Pediatric Cardiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pediatric Cardiology: 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 Cardiology?

Pediatric Cardiology 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 0.95.

Is Pediatric Cardiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pediatric Cardiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Pediatric Cardiology?