Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health aims to contribute towards the development of a robust and inclusive knowledge base for child and adolescent mental health across diverse contexts.

To this end the Journal seeks to promote coverage, representation and dissemination of high quality work from around the world that traverses high-, middle- and low- income contexts.

Papers from all disciplines addressing child and adolescent mental health are welcome, including specific focus areas such as psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, phenomenology, epidemiology, mental health prevention and promotion, community-based interventions, dissemination research and policy.

The Journal publishes original research (including brief reports and case series, but not single case reports), review articles, clinical reports within an evidence-based framework in a ‘Clinical Perspectives’ section, book reviews, and letters to the editor.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.187

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	25

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22004

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	10

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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
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Psychology, 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.

• The mental health of children orphaned by AIDS: a review of international and southern African research

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Lucie, Frances

• Identifying risks for mental health problems in HIV positive adolescents accessing HIV treatment in Johannesburg

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Nataly, Lucie, Monica, Heena

• Leisure boredom and adolescent risk behaviour: a systematic literature review

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Lisa, Alan J

• Child and adolescent mental health in South Africa

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Alan J, Andrew, Zuhayr, Crick, Katherine, Bronwyn, Rita, Soraya

• Photo-voice as a tool for analysis and activism in response to HIV and AIDS stigmatisation in a rural KwaZulu-Natal school

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Relebohile, Naydene, Claudia, Jean, Thabsile, Myra

• The relationship between perceived parenting styles and resilience during adolescence

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Natasha, Adelene Ann

• Family accommodation mediates the association between anxiety symptoms in mothers and children

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Johnna D, Eli R, Carla E, Kevin D

• The search for a timely diagnosis: Parents’ experiences of their child being diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Carol, Naomi

• The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and syndromes in Kenyan children and adolescents

  Citation: 44

  Authors: David M, Lincoln, Lambert, Francisca, Soraya, Victoria, Donald, Gideon

• Challenges experienced by parents living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Meisie, Anna E

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