What is the Impact Factor of Pediatric Emergency Care?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Pediatric Emergency Care is 1.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Pediatric Emergency Care indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Pediatric Emergency Care is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q3 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.508 (Q2) and an H-index of 82.

Who publishes Pediatric Emergency Care and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Pediatric Emergency Care is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $2,896 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Pediatric Emergency Care?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Pediatric Emergency Care is "PEDIATR EMERG CARE" with common acronym "pcare". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #11,713Hybrid

Pediatric Emergency Care

Acronym:pcare

•

Abbreviation (ISO):PEDIATR EMERG CARE

•

Identifier (ISSN):0749-5161(Print)/1535-1815(Online)

•

Publisher:Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

Official Website Submission Portal Compare

Clarivate IF (2026)

1.1↓ -0.1

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIEJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Pediatric Emergency Care

WoS Q3

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):1.1

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.508

#11,713

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

82 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate8.3%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

465articles/year

5.38% Gold OA•89.84% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Pediatric Emergency Care®, features clinically relevant original articles with an EM perspective on the care of acutely ill or injured children and adolescents. The journal is aimed at both the pediatrician who wants to know more about treating and being compensated for minor emergency cases and the emergency physicians who must treat children or adolescents in more than one case in there.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine95.5%Psychology57.3%Biology56.3%Internal medicine54.4%Psychiatry53.7%Surgery53.6%Pathology39.1%Nursing38.5%Emergency medicine36.4%Intensive care medicine35.2%Emergency department34.7%Pediatrics32.3%Medical emergency32%Radiology27.5%Anesthesia26.1%Chemistry25.2%Physics20.2%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Emergency Medicine

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile

0 calls

Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

Expand

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Rank36/55

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE2026

PEDIATRICS

Rank131/190

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Rank34/55

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

PEDIATRICS

Rank112/190

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
EMERGENCY MEDICINE	JCRSCIE	36/55	Q3
PEDIATRICS	JCRSCIE	131/190	Q3
EMERGENCY MEDICINE	JCISCIE	34/55	Q3
PEDIATRICS	JCISCIE	112/190	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF1.1

Articles / Year165

Total Citations12

2025

IF1.2

Articles / Year211

Total Citations199

2024

IF1.2

Articles / Year226

Total Citations495

2023

IF1.4

Articles / Year225

Total Citations782

2022

IF1.602

Articles / Year302

Total Citations1,413

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	1.1	165	12
2025	1.2	211	199
2024	1.2	226	495
2023	1.4	225	782
2022	1.602	302	1,413
2021	1.454	276	1,644
2020	1.17	352	2,664
2019	1.119	289	2,483
2018	1.066	328	3,293
2017	—	386	4,469
2016	—	366	4,943
2015	—	318	4,105

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,713Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1985-2026

•

Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.508

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.03

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,896 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,161

3-Year Documents957

Citable Documents880

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 Rate54.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Emergency MedicineQ2

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

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: 8.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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EMERGENCY MEDICINE

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

Pediatric Emergency Care (acronym: pcare, abbr: PEDIATR EMERG CARE, ISSN: 0749-5161) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. in United States since 1985. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.508 (Q2), an H-index of 82.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 465 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,896 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.