兒童指標研究提出了衡量和指標的兒童福祉及其使用在多個領域和不同的文化。它的特點是措施和數據資源，分析數據，探討理論問題，提供關于兒童狀況的資料，以及在政策和實踐中執行這些資料。該雜志探討了如何利用兒童指標來改善兒童的發展和福祉。兒童指標研究通過提出各種分析模型、不同的觀點和一系列社會政策制度，提供了一種獨特的、實用的觀點。它提供了高質量、政策影響和嚴謹科學論文的來源。兒童指標研究正在全球衛生和CAB文摘數據庫中編入索引。

Child Indicators Research presents measurements and indicators of children's well-being and their usage within multiple domains and in diverse cultures. It features measures and data resources, analysis of the data, exploration of theoretical issues, and information about the status of children, as well as the implementation of this information in policy and practice. The journal explores how child indicators can be used to improve the development and well-being of children.Child Indicators Research offers a unique, applied perspective by presenting a variety of analytical models, different perspectives, and a range of social policy regimes. It provides a source of high quality, policy impact and rigorous scientific papers.Child Indicators Research is being indexed in the Global Health and CAB Abstracts databases.