Journal of Child Health Care

Aims & Scope

Journal of Child Health Care is a professionally focused, peer reviewed journal which addresses child health issues from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

It fosters critical understanding of the neonate, child and adolescent in health and illness.

Journal of Child Health Care sees children as part of the community in which we live and considers health issues arising from it.

It develops the skills and knowledge base of professionals who work with children and their families, and promotes partnerships between professionals and families and between different professional groups.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.799

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	51

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6782

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	450

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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 Nursing, 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.

• Children's Experiences of Hospitalization

  Citation: 224

  Authors: Imelda

• Reframing the focus from a family-centred to a child-centred care approach for children’s healthcare

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Imelda, Inger, Maja

• The importance of including both a child perspective and the child’s perspective within health care settings to provide truly child-centred care

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Maja, Imelda, Maria

• The daily patterns of time use for parents of children with complex needs

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Damhnat, Rosalind, Tania

• Children’s participation in decision-making

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Imelda, Maria

• Psychological outcomes in children following pediatric intensive care unit hospitalization: a systematic review of the research

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Janet E., Judy

• Differences and similarities between mothers’ and fathers’ experiences of parenting a child with a disability

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Diane, Hélène, Michel

• Growing up and moving on in rheumatology: development and preliminary evaluation of a transitional care programme for a multicentre cohort of adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Janet E., Karen L., Taunton R.

• Ascertaining children’s wishes and feelings about hospital life

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Imelda, Lisa

• The effects of three different distraction methods on pain and anxiety in children

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Nejla Canbulat, Meltem Demirgoz

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