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Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0803-5253eISSN1651-2227

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.675

H-Indexi

194

SNIPi

0.899

Total Worksi

31,547

Total Citationsi

579,854

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pediatrics; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive

Total Publications31,547

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0803-5253 / 1651-2227

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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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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

451

6.3k

2019

599

12k

2020

513

5.7k

2021

421

3.3k

2022

449

2.3k

2023

488

1.4k

2024

502

565

2025

315

106

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchInfant Development and Preterm CareChild and Adolescent HealthNeuroscience of respiration and sleepInfant Nutrition and Health

Frequently asked questions about Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Is Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics: 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 Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics 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 1.34.

Is Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics?