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The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1997

ISSN2352-4642eISSN2352-4642

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

4.289

H-Index

113

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

4.928

Total Works

1,920

Total Citations

64,999

2yr Mean Citedness

4.48

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health publishes research in child and adolescent health. It also publishes Series and Commissions that aim to shape and drive positive change in clinical practice and health policy in areas of need in child and adolescent health.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,920

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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 B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-4642 / 2352-4642

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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

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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.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDevelopmental and Educational Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent HealthChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcareNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchChild Nutrition and Water AccessObesity, Physical Activity, DietInfant Development and Preterm CareRespiratory viral infections researchGlobal Maternal and Child HealthEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare