Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · 255 journals indexed

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).

  1. 1
    The Lancet Global Health
    9.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  2. 2
    JAMA Pediatrics
    5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association
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  3. 3
    The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  4. 4
    World Journal of Pediatrics
    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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  5. 5
    Journal of Global Health
    4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Edinburgh University Global Health Society
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    PEDIATRICS
    4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Academy of Pediatrics
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  7. 7
    International Journal of Epidemiology
    4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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  8. 8
    BMJ Global Health
    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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  9. 9
    Global Health Science and Practice
    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press
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  10. 10
    Pediatric Drugs
    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Adis, Springer Healthcare
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  11. 11
    Health Policy and Planning
    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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    Reproductive Health
    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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  13. 13
    Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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  14. 14
    Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal
    2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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  15. 15
    Children
    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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  16. 16
    European Journal of Pediatrics
    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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  17. 17
    Jornal de Pediatria
    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  18. 18
    Journal of Pediatric Nursing
    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  19. 19
    The Journal of Pediatrics
    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  20. 20
    European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  21. 21
    Pediatric Research
    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
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  22. 22
    Seminars in Perinatology
    2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  23. 23
    BMC Pediatrics
    2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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  24. 24
    BMJ Paediatrics Open
    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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  25. 25
    Current Opinion in Pediatrics
    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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  26. 26
    Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Pediatric Society
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  27. 27
    Clinics in Perinatology
    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  28. 28
    Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  29. 29
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology
    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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    Journal of Perinatology
    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
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  31. 31
    Early Human Development
    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  32. 32
    Archives of Disease in Childhood
    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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  33. 33
    Biological Research For Nursing
    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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  34. 34
    Prenatal Diagnosis
    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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  35. 35
    Frontiers in Pediatrics
    1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
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  36. 36
    Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
    1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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  37. 37
    Journal of Child Health Care
    1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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  38. 38
    Hospital Pediatrics
    1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · American Academy of Pediatrics
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  39. 39
    Maternal and Child Health Journal
    1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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  40. 40
    Medical Law Review
    1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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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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From a 17,786-venue index, the highest-ranked Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals (by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper) include The Lancet Global Health, JAMA Pediatrics, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, World Journal of Pediatrics, Journal of Global Health. Predatory venues are excluded. The full ranked list with open-access and indexing details is on this page; for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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