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Frontiers in Pediatrics

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1967

ISSN2296-2360eISSN2296-2360

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.738

H-Index

113

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.941

Total Works

11,986

Total Citations

142,430

2yr Mean Citedness

1.52

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on a wide range of pediatric health topics, including congenital heart defects, liver disease, early relational health, movement disorders, metabolic disorders, adverse drug events, poisoning, foreign body ingestion, immune thrombocytopenia, blood purification techniques, hydrocele repair, childhood cancer, intrahospital transport, genetic disorders, critical care, growth hormone deficiency, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, joint disorders, extrauterine growth restriction, point-of-care ultrasound, pediatric endoscopy, traditional Chinese medicine for neonatal pneumonia, health promotion for cancer survivors, and Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia.

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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 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,986

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost$295Below median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2296-2360 / 2296-2360

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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?

$295

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC, CLOCKSS

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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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2021

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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 HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchInfant Development and Preterm CareCongenital Heart Disease StudiesInfant Nutrition and HealthNeonatal and fetal brain pathologyCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentKawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsRespiratory viral infections researchRespiratory Support and Mechanisms