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Academic Pediatrics

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1911

ISSN1876-2859eISSN1876-2867

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.316

H-Index

102

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.245

Total Works

4,441

Total Citations

61,751

2yr Mean Citedness

0.88

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on pediatric healthcare, including trends in hospital observation status for children, adolescent experiences with school phone restrictions, nicotine use treatment engagement for adolescents and young adults, conflict resolution in pediatric intensive care units, interventions for secondhand smoke exposure in children, and the impact of belonging on underrepresented minority pediatric residents.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1911

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,441

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1876-2859 / 1876-2867

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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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2021

2022

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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.

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationChild and Adolescent HealthHealthcare Policy and ManagementFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentDiversity and Career in MedicineInfant Development and Preterm CareAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcareDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life