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Journal of Pediatric Nursing

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1532-8449

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.782

H-Indexi

103

SNIPi

1.014

Total Worksi

6,432

Total Citationsi

77,960

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families covers the life span from birth to adolescence. It publishes evidence-based practice, quality improvement, theory, and research papers from global authors, focusing on the nursing care needs of healthy and ill children and families.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,432

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-8449

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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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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?

N/A

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

312

4.9k

2019

320

5.4k

2020

395

4.9k

2021

289

2022

330

2.5k

2023

436

2.2k

2024

414

766

2025

380

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.

PediatricsQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeInfant Development and Preterm CarePediatric Pain Management TechniquesFamily and Disability Support ResearchDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHuman auditory perception and evaluationAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcareChild and Adolescent HealthEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Is Journal of Pediatric Nursing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Pediatric Nursing: it is indexed in 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 Pediatric Nursing?

Journal of Pediatric Nursing is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.782.

Is Journal of Pediatric Nursing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Pediatric Nursing is indexed in Scopus.