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Child Care in Practice

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1357-5279eISSN1476-489X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.473

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.992

Total Works

1,289

Total Citations

10,885

2yr Mean Citedness

0.61

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SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,289

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1357-5279 / 1476-489X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Community and Home CareQ2

EducationQ2

Health (social science)Q2

PediatricsQ2

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family StudiesSocial Work

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthHealth (social science)EducationPediatricsCommunity and Home Care

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Abuse and TraumaChild Welfare and AdoptionFamily and Disability Support ResearchEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentChildren's Rights and ParticipationChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSocial Work Education and PracticeHomelessness and Social IssuesFamily Support in IllnessChild and Adolescent Health