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Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Brieflands · Iran · Est. 1985

ISSN2008-2150

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-01). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.163

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.24

Total Worksi

1,174

Total Citationsi

5,480

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,174

Publisher OrgTehran University of Medical Sciences

OA Since2014

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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?

Brieflands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2008-2150

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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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

339

2018

329

2019

329

2020

159

2021

129

2022

106

2023

104

2024

226

2025

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 HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchCongenital Heart Disease StudiesNeonatal Health and BiochemistryInfant Development and Preterm CareNeonatal and fetal brain pathologyMetabolism and Genetic DisordersCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesChild Nutrition and Water AccessPediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesKawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications

Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Is Iranian Journal of Pediatrics a predatory journal?

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-01). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Iranian Journal of Pediatrics?

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.163.

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

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Iranian Journal of Pediatrics?