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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

4.365

H-Indexi

113

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

4.928

Total Worksi

1,920

Total Citationsi

64,999

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Citations received

262

11k

2019

229

21k

2020

228

9.4k

2021

207

5.6k

2022

188

2023

186

1.7k

2024

202

822

2025

108

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

Is The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health?

The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 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 4.48.

Is The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.