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Neonatology

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1959

ISSN1661-7800eISSN1661-7819

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.118

H-Indexi

124

SNIPi

1.241

Total Worksi

7,324

Total Citationsi

164,707

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pediatrics; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Developmental Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1959

FrequencyEight No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,324

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1661-7800 / 1661-7819

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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

134

4.1k

2019

155

1.5k

2020

128

1.7k

2021

117

1.1k

2022

116

1.4k

2023

121

660

2024

142

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

Developmental BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pediatrics

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchNeonatal and fetal brain pathologyInfant Development and Preterm CareNeuroscience of respiration and sleepInfant Nutrition and HealthRespiratory Support and MechanismsCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesNeonatal Health and BiochemistryPreterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Neonatology

Is Neonatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Neonatology: 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 Neonatology?

Neonatology 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 2.21.

Is Neonatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Neonatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Neonatology?