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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · 100 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best open-access journals for Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The top 40 of 100 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. 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).

Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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  1. 1
    The Lancet Global Health
    11.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    Jornal de Pediatria
    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Children
    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Pediatric Society
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    BMJ Paediatrics Open
    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    BMC Pediatrics
    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Frontiers in Pediatrics
    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Journal of Global Health
    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Edinburgh University Global Health Society
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    BMJ Global Health
    5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  10. 10
    Global Health Science and Practice
    4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Health Policy and Planning
    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Reproductive Health
    3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  13. 13
    Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Informa
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  15. 15
    Frontiers in Global Women s Health
    2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  16. 16
    Revista Paulista de Pediatria
    1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  17. 17
    Pediatrics & Neonatology
    1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  18. 18
    The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Informa
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  19. 19
    Australian Prescriber
    2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · NPS MedicineWise
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    Journal of Biosocial Science
    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
    1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  22. 22
    Jurnal NERS
    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Airlangga University
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  23. 23
    Hypertension in Pregnancy
    3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Informa
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  24. 24
    Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  25. 25
    Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Informa
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  26. 26
    Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  27. 27
    Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Jimma University
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  28. 28
    The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Turkish National Pediatric Society
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMedTR-Dizin
  29. 29
    Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  30. 30
    Journal of Nepal Medical Association
    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Nepal Medical Association
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  31. 31
    Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  32. 32
    Paediatrica Indonesiana
    0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  33. 33
    Indian Journal of Community Medicine
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Medknow
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  34. 34
    African Journal of Reproductive Health
    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · African Journals OnLine
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  35. 35
    Indian Journal of Public Health
    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Medknow
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  36. 36
    Voprosy Sovremennoi Pediatrii - Current Pediatrics
    0.6 cites/paper · Q4 · Paediatrician Publishers, LLC
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  37. 37
    Pediatricheskaya Farmakologiya
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · Paediatrician Publishers, LLC
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  38. 38
    Acta Medica Philippina
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · University of the Philippines Manila
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  39. 39
    Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health
    0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  40. 40
    Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
    0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · Medknow
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed

“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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Frequently asked

The Lancet Global Health, Jornal de Pediatria, Children, Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, BMJ Paediatrics Open lead this list, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. The top 40 of 100 ranked venues are listed on this page; 14 are Scimago Q1, 12 Q2, 9 Q3 and 5 Q4. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — is listed after all the others. Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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