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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States

ISSN1044-5463eISSN1557-8992

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.618

H-Indexi

115

SNIPi

0.718

Total Worksi

2,929

Total Citationsi

80,468

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology provides peer-reviewed research on the clinical and biological aspects of treating children and adolescents with psychotropic medications. It covers side effects, interactions, standard doses, and research on new and existing medications for psychiatric disorders. The journal also includes aspects of developmental psychopathology and therapeutics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,929

Publisher OrgMary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1044-5463 / 1557-8992

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

113

2.5k

2019

991

2020

810

2021

502

2022

385

2023

379

2024

149

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 HealthQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PediatricsPharmacology & PharmacyPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentBipolar Disorder and TreatmentAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchPharmaceutical studies and practices

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Is Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology: 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 Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology?

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 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 2.01.

Is Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.