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Pediatric Quality and Safety

Wolters Kluwer Health · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2472-0054eISSN2472-0054

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.643

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.638

Total Works

873

Total Citations

5,100

2yr Mean Citedness

0.70

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on quality improvement and patient safety initiatives within pediatric healthcare. Articles detail efforts to enhance clinical processes, reduce medical errors, and improve patient outcomes across various pediatric settings, including neonatal intensive care units, emergency departments, and inpatient wards. The scope encompasses interventions related to breastfeeding, antibiotic stewardship, diabetes management, safe sleep practices, rehabilitation goals, photodocumentation quality, triage accuracy, laboratory testing, asthma management, medication safety, and family engagement.

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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 / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 79 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications873

Publisher OrgWolters Kluwer

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Health

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2472-0054 / 2472-0054

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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

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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)

Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentPatient Safety and Medication ErrorsInfant Development and Preterm CareEmergency and Acute Care StudiesHospital Admissions and OutcomesPediatric Pain Management TechniquesSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchNeonatal and Maternal InfectionsNosocomial Infections in ICU