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Paediatric Drugs

Adis International Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1179-2019

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.224

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.349

Total Worksi

1,555

Total Citationsi

39,959

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pediatrics; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Pharmacology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyMonthly, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,555

Publisher OrgAdis, Springer Healthcare

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Submission Info

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?

Adis International Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1179-2019

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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

1.5k

2019

1.8k

2020

1.3k

2021

2022

694

2023

490

2024

158

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

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PediatricsPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmaceutical studies and practicesPediatric Pain Management TechniquesPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesAnesthesia and Sedative AgentsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyPharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies

Frequently asked questions about Paediatric Drugs

Is Paediatric Drugs a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Paediatric Drugs: 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 Paediatric Drugs?

Paediatric Drugs 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 3.31.

Is Paediatric Drugs indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Paediatric Drugs is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Paediatric Drugs?