Best journals for Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
The top Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
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- 4World Journal of Pediatrics5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Journal of Global Health4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Edinburgh University Global Health SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 7International Journal of Epidemiology4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 9Global Health Science and Practice4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 11Health Policy and Planning3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 13Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Children2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16European Journal of Pediatrics2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 20European Journal of Paediatric Neurology2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 25Current Opinion in Pediatrics2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Pediatric SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 29Journal of Pediatric Psychology2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 35Frontiers in Pediatrics1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 39Maternal and Child Health Journal1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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