Children's Health Care
Routledge · United States · Est. 1981
ISSN1532-6888
SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q3+12
Total37
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
0.343
H-Index
62
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.445
Total Works
1,506
Total Citations
20,299
2yr Mean Citedness
0.59
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Children's Health Care publishes theoretical, clinical, training, and professional practice issues on family-centered, developmental, and psychosocial aspects of children's health.
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1981
Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,506
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Submission Info
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
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.
Clinical PsychologyQ3
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ3
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Scopus Categories
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyClinical Psychology
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeFamily and Disability Support ResearchInfant Development and Preterm CareAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcareChild and Adolescent HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPediatric Pain Management TechniquesFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsFamily Support in IllnessChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues
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