Home›Search›Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1824-7288

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.917

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.356

Total Worksi

2,945

Total Citationsi

49,205

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

As the official journal of the Italian Society of Pediatrics, Italian Journal of Pediatrics is a leading open access journal providing a quality platform for paediatricians and other healthcare professionals to submit cutting-edge research. Served by a well-established and global Editorial Board, we welcome submissions on all aspects of pediatric medicine, in addition to health service and public health research that addresses primary care issues.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 257 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,945

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2007

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1824-7288

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

172

3.7k

2019

184

4.7k

2020

240

2021

208

3.4k

2022

165

2.2k

2023

263

1.7k

2024

344

921

2025

148

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchInfant Development and Preterm CareRespiratory viral infections researchInfant Nutrition and HealthPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsNeonatal and fetal brain pathologyChild and Adolescent HealthAsthma and respiratory diseasesBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesKawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications

Frequently asked questions about Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Is Italian Journal of Pediatrics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Italian Journal of Pediatrics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Italian Journal of Pediatrics?

Italian Journal of Pediatrics 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 2.77.

Is Italian Journal of Pediatrics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Italian Journal of Pediatrics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.