SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #652CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Abbreviation (ISO):J AM ACAD CHILD PSY
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.176•SCImago Rank: #652•Identifier (ISSN):0890-8567(Print)/1527-5418(Online)•Articles / Year: 93•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,205 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
9.6
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
222

222 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
93articles/year
32.41% Gold OA•85.71% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.6)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.5)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.2)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.3)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.113)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.829)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.936)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.391)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.25)
🔵 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 the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is the flagship journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is the leading journal focusing exclusively on today's psychiatric research and treatment of the child and adolescent. Published twelve times per year, each issue is committed to its mission of advancing the science of pediatric mental health and promoting the care of youth and their families.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology96%Medicine84.3%Psychiatry67.6%Biology42.7%Clinical psychology41.9%Internal medicine32.2%Developmental psychology31%Psychotherapist25.4%Pathology22.7%Neuroscience22.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #652Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1962, 1982, 1987-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.176

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
289

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,205 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,413
3-Year Documents538
Citable Documents242

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate55.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
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
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1987
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PEDIATRICS
JCRSCIE
3/190Q1
PSYCHIATRY
JCRSCIE, SSCI
8/293Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
JCRSSCI
1/95Q1
PEDIATRICS
JCISCIE
3/190Q1
PSYCHIATRY
JCISCIE, SSCI
5/293Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
JCISSCI
1/95Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—20260
20259.51,710605
20249.21,4951,557
202313.31,6392,898
202213.1131,3383,348
20218.8291,3446,038
20206.9361,40610,357
20196.3911,57410,397
20186.251,4039,722
2017—1,31812,407
2016—1,39112,658
2015—2539,591
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

WoS Q1
481216201820192020202120222023202420259.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:9.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.3%

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: e839924d-f6d9-47ee-a9a0-59ce23af9a69
Database Updated: 2026-10-01