ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #19,332Hybrid

Archives of Disease in Childhood-Education and Practice Edition

Acronym:adc
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Abbreviation (ISO):ARCH DIS CHILDHOOD-E
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Identifier (ISSN):1743-0585(Print)/1743-0593(Online)
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Publisher:BMJ Publishing Group
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.6↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Archives of Disease in Childhood-Education and Practice Edition

WoS Q4
01231.5920181.4920191.4120201.3120211.172022120231.120240.920250.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.248
#19,332

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
47

47 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
110articles/year
4.55% Gold OA•82.35% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Archives of Disease in Childhood is an international peer review journal that aims to keep paediatricians and others up to date with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases as well as advocacy issues such as child protection. It focuses on all aspects of child health and disease from the perinatal period (in the Fetal and Neonatal edition) through to adolescence. ADC includes original research reports, commentaries, reviews of clinical and policy issues, and evidence reports. Areas covered include: community child health, public health, epidemiology, acute paediatrics, advocacy, and ethics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine88%Biology63.7%Internal medicine54.9%Psychology52.3%Pathology41.4%Surgery40.8%Pediatrics37.7%Psychiatry37%Genetics30.3%Political science25.4%Computer science22.9%Law22.9%Intensive care medicine22.6%Radiology22.4%Chemistry20.3%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

PEDIATRICS

Q4
Rank156/190
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PEDIATRICS

Q4
Rank154/190
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.6
Articles / Year52
Total Citations3
2025
IF0.9
Articles / Year70
Total Citations27
2024
IF1.1
Articles / Year77
Total Citations56
2023
IF1
Articles / Year61
Total Citations109
2022
IF1.167
Articles / Year73
Total Citations160

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #19,332Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.248

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.60

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,655 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations150
3-Year Documents272
Citable Documents205

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate65.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PEDIATRICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Archives of Disease in Childhood-Education and Practice Edition (acronym: adc, abbr: ARCH DIS CHILDHOOD-E, ISSN: 1743-0585) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by BMJ Publishing Group in United States since 2004. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.60, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.248 (Q3), an H-index of 47.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 110 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,655 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
2004
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, BRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1H 9JR

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01