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Childhood
Childhood is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.1), WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by SAGE Publications Ltd.
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Quick answers
Is Childhood indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present (also 1993–1994), best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.1.
What quartile is Childhood in Scopus?
Childhood is Q1 in Cultural Studies (rank 119 of 1434), Q1 in Anthropology (rank 72 of 536) and Q2 in Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (rank 192 of 744), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Childhood?
Childhood is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 91st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.591, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 81.
How much does it cost to publish in Childhood?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,650 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Childhood and what is its ISSN?
Childhood is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0907-5682 and its online ISSN is 1461-7013.
Is Childhood covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Childhood in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Childhood open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Childhood? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Childhood has an h-index of 98 and a 2-year mean of 1.53 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #101 of 1,309 Scopus journals in Cultural Studies.
98
h-index
1.53
2-yr mean citations
704
i10-index
1,224
works indexed
42,369
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,650
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#101 of 1,309Top 8%Cultural Studies
#64 of 497Top 13%Anthropology
#196 of 703Top 28%Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Papers published per year
Childhood published 45 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Children's Rights and ParticipationEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareYouth Education and Societal Dynamics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Childhood? — latest 99 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (17.7%), Sweden (13.1%) and Canada (11.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Childhood? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papersNone recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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