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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1974

ISSN1753-2000eISSN1753-2000

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.492

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.264

Total Works

1,324

Total Citations

39,989

2yr Mean Citedness

3.72

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on child and adolescent mental health, including emotional and behavioral problems, sleep issues, emotion regulation, suicidal ideation and behavior, psychotic-like experiences, self-injury, specific learning disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, tic disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. It also covers topics such as parenting styles, social media use, internet gaming disorder, separation anxiety, and the impact of parental mental health on offspring. The journal features studies on assessment tools, treatment interventions, and the influence of social determinants on mental well-being in young populations.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Annual Volume~ 156 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,324

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSKoninklijke BibliotheekLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1753-2000 / 1753-2000

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PediatricsPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentChild Abuse and TraumaSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMental Health Treatment and AccessCOVID-19 and Mental HealthAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumDigital Mental Health InterventionsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research