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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,618CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of Child Health Care

Abbreviation (ISO):J CHILD HEALTH CARE
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.824•SCImago Rank: #6,618•Identifier (ISSN):1367-4935(Print)/1741-2889(Online)•Articles / Year: 66•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,106 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.9
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
30

30 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate7.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
66articles/year
47.29% Gold OA•83.08% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.896)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.979)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.368)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.505)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.107)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of Child Health Care is a broad ranging, international, professionally-oriented, interdisciplinary and peer reviewed journal. It focuses on issues related to the health and health care of neonates, children, young people and their families, including areas such as illness, disability, complex needs, well-being, quality of life and mental health care in a diverse range of settings. The Journal of Child Health Care publishes original theoretical, empirical and review papers which have application to a wide variety of disciplines.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine96.3%Psychology74.5%Nursing54.2%Sociology45.6%Political science45.5%Law44.5%Biology43%Psychiatry39%Economics37.3%Philosophy28.4%Computer science27.4%Pathology27.4%Family medicine27.4%Internal medicine26.9%Economic growth25.9%Mathematics25.6%Anthropology25.1%Psychotherapist23.7%Developmental psychology23.1%Social science21.6%Social psychology20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,618Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.824

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
54

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.61

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,106 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations463
3-Year Documents166
Citable Documents154

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate76.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

PediatricsQ1
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区NURSING
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
1997
Editorial Address
1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND, EC1Y 1SP
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
NURSING
JCRSCIE, SSCI
95/194Q2
PEDIATRICS
JCRSCIE
85/190Q2
NURSING
JCISCIE, SSCI
98/194Q3
PEDIATRICS
JCISCIE
96/190Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—140
20251.63935
20241.341126
20231.960405
20221.89669495
20211.97968719
20201.36846826
20191.505611,133
20181.107761,555
2017—561,390
2016—20607
2015—36847
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Child Health Care

WoS Q2
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 6b04063d-d33b-4da3-9cbd-7aa05fe4c839
Database Updated: 2026-09-28