Indian Pediatrics

Aims & Scope

The general objective of Indian Pediatrics is "To promote the science and practice of Pediatrics." An important guiding principle has been the simultaneous need to inform, educate and entertain the target audience.

The specific key objectives are: -To publish original, relevant, well researched peer reviewed articles on issues related to child health. -To provide continuing education to support informed clinical decisions and research. -To foster responsible and balanced debate on controversial issues that affect child health, including non-clinical areas such as medical education, ethics, law, environment and economics. -To achieve the highest level of ethical medical journalism and to produce a publication that is timely, credible and enjoyable to read.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.380

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	63

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14306

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	725

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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
• Medline

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for medical researchers

  Citation: 679

  Authors: Rajeev, Abhaya

• Revised IAP growth charts for height, weight and body mass index for 5- to 18-year-old Indian children

  Citation: 323

  Authors: Vaman, Sangeeta, K. K., Suchit, Monidipa, Alice, Jagdish P., Anuradha, V., V., D., I., Vijay

• ‘Ayushman Bharat’ Program and Universal Health Coverage in India

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Chandrakant

• Medical Education Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Puneet Kaur, Devendra, Tejinder

• Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single Institution Experience

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Kuldeep, Shival, Abhishek, Abhinav, Sanjeev

• Revised Kuppuswamy’s socioeconomic status scale: Explained and updated

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Rahul

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Children - What We Know So Far and What We Do Not

  Citation: 121

  Authors: S., Neha Mohan, Anu, Marion, Athimalaipet V

• Inequity in childhood immunization in India: A systematic review

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Joseph L.

• Academic stress and depression among adolescents: A cross-sectional study

  Citation: 113

  Authors: P., M., Rajamanickam

• Rickettsial infections: Indian perspective

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Narendra, Akanksha

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