Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

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.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.6
2024	3.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.354

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2867

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1433

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Pathogenesis of cerebral white matter injury of prematurity

  Citation: 521

  Authors: O, J J

• Low superior vena cava flow and intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants

  Citation: 418

  Authors: M.

• Sex differences in outcomes of very low birthweight infants: the newborn male disadvantage

  Citation: 377

  Authors: D K, J, A A, W, R A, S, E F, L L, J A, J E, S B, C R, B J, L-A

• Defining the gap between electrographic seizure burden, clinical expression and staff recognition of neonatal seizures

  Citation: 377

  Authors: D M, G B, I, C A, B P, S

• Late-onset neonatal sepsis: recent developments

  Citation: 375

  Authors: Ying, Christian P

• Neonatal infections in England: the NeonIN surveillance network

  Citation: 363

  Authors: Stefania, Esse, Nigel, Nick, Alison Bedford, Timothy, Michael J, Andrew, Paul T

• Superior vena cava flow in newborn infants: a novel marker of systemic blood flow

  Citation: 351

  Authors: Martin, Nick

• Amplitude integrated EEG 3 and 6 hours after birth in full term neonates with hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy

  Citation: 351

  Authors: M C, L, F, P, L S

• The EPICure study: associations and antecedents of neurological and developmental disability at 30 months of age following extremely preterm birth

  Citation: 339

  Authors: N S, K, A T, E M, N, A R

• Supplementation of a bovine milk formula with an oligosaccharide mixture increases counts of faecal bifidobacteria in preterm infants

  Citation: 336

  Authors: G, M, P, J, F, B, A

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