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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1972–1997 (also 1965)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Children Today
Children Today is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services.
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ISSN 0361-4336Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services
Scopus · Inactive
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Children Today indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1972–1997 (also 1965)).
What is the impact factor of Children Today?
Children Today has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Children Today and what is its ISSN?
Children Today is published by Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services. Its ISSN is 0361-4336.
Is Children Today in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Children Today open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Children Today for 27 years, between 1965 and 1997, with 6 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1997, 29 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Children Today? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Children Today has an h-index of 13 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
13
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
26
i10-index
385
works indexed
945
total citations
Children Today published 1 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 1993 with 18. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Children Today? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1997. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 1997
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None 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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