Pediatric Research

Pediatric Research publishes original translational research papers, invited reviews, and commentaries on the etiologies and treatment of diseases of children and disorders of development, extending from basic science to epidemiology and quality improvement.

Topic Areas
Adolescent Medicine, Allergy, Anesthesia, Behavior, Cardiology, Cardiometabolic Disorders, Critical Care, Development, Developmental Biology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Fetus & Pregnancy, Gastroenterology, General Pediatrics, Genetics & Epigenetics, Health Services Research, Hematology, Hyperbilirubinemia, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Neonatal Neurology, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neuroimaging, Neurology, Nutrition, Obesity, Oncology, Patient Safety, Pharmacology, Precision Medicine, Public Health, Pulmonology, Quality Improvement, Regenerative Biology, Rheumatology, Stem Cells, Substance Abuse, Transplantation, Toxicology.

Publish in Pediatric Research
Information on accepted article types, publishing original research, general manuscript publication, disclosures/conflicts of interest, style guidelines, acknowledgments, author contributions, references, figures, tables, supplementary material and much more can be accessed here. Manuscripts should be submitted via ScholarOne.

• Current announcements: Science for Kids (society members only) & Call for New Reviewers

  Science for Kids (society members only)

  The Editors-in-Chief of Pediatric Research have initiated a series of projects entitled "Science for Kids". These projects identify a teacher and student(s) who interpret an original research paper published by the journal for fellow students. The student and teacher will work with Science for Kids editor, Dr. Ivan Frantz, to create a project of their own design! Several of these projects have been published already- please visit the collections here.

  The Editors-in-Chief are asking for society members to help identify potential participants in this project. Think of your kids, your kids' kids, high school kids that work in your labs during the summer, all of these are potential students that could participate in this project and receive an incentive for their classroom! Please contact the Editorial Office at info@pedres.org if you would like further information. Get their CV started early!

   

  Call for New Reviewers

  Interested in serving as a reviewer for Pediatric Research? Peer review is essential to the continued success of our journal and to ensure timely constructive feedback to our authors. Every year our top reviewers receive a reward for their exemplary contributions to the peer review process!

  Please read our Editorial on "The rewards of peer-reviewing."

  Please email your CV to the Editorial Office at info@pedres.org if you are interested in reviewing for the journal. We look forward to hearing from you!

   

  Publications in Pediatric Research by ESPR members

  Please find below a list of the latest publications by ESPR members:

   

  "Caffeine and preterm infants: multiorgan effects and therapeutic creep: scope to optimise dose and timing": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04066-1

  "Systematic review and meta-analysis of enteral protein intake effects on growth in preterm infants": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04115-9

  "Neonatal leucocyte cell population data: reference intervals and relevance for detecting sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04159-x

  "Preterm infants on high-frequency oscillatory ventilation: electrical impedance tomography during lung recruitment": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04173-z

  "Parental holding during therapeutic hypothermia: Benefit or burden?": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04176-w

  "Pulmonary perfusion with dynamic PEEP recruitment or sustained inflation at birth in preterm lambs": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04183-x

  "Regional lung function in congenital diaphragmatic hernia assessed using electrical impedance tomography": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04185-9

  "Longitudinal changes in cardiopulmonary outcomes of adults born extremely prematurely: United Kingdom Oscillation Study": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04190-y

  "Early outcome-prediction with an automated EEG background trend in hypothermia-treated newborns with encephalopathy": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04193-9

  "Transitional haemodynamic profiles of intrauterine growth-restricted preterm infants: correlation with antenatal Doppler characteristics": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04194-8

  "Impact of being small for gestational age in neonates born below 600 g birth weight": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04202-x 

  "Social media use and Pediatric Research articles: examining engagement via X and traditional academic metrics": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04233-4

  "Deciphering epigenetic control of Notch signaling in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04234-3

  "Reconsidering the male disadvantage in bronchopulmonary dysplasia: three exceptions": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04238-z

  "Combining corticosteroid therapies during preterm ventilation: balancing pulmonary benefits and neuroinflammatory risks": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04239-y

  "Pulmonary T2* quantification of fetal lung status in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: future alternative to ultrasound?": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04241-4 

  "Implementation of active therapeutic hypothermia across a regional transport network for infants transferred for neonatal encephalopathy": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04248-x

   

  We wholeheartedly congratulate all experts involved in the publication of these papers!

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The 2021 journal citation metrics for Pediatric Research are as follows:

• 2-year Impact Factor* (2021): 3.953
• 5-year Impact Factor* (2021): 4.150
• Immediacy index*: 1.421
• Eigenfactor® score*: 0.01351
• Article influence score*: 1.096
• JCR Rank*: PEDIATRICS 17/129
• Journal Citation Score*: 1.36
• SNIP: 1.116
• SJR: 1.056
• Usage:
• 5,203,731 Downloads (in 2021)
• 6,405 Altmetric mentions (2021)

Abstracted/indexed in:

• Crossref
• PubMed
• British Library
• CAS
• Copyright Clearance Center
• EBSCO
• ExLibris
• GNM Healthcare
• Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science)
• PORTICO
• Scopus
• ProQuest
• Yewno
• UNSILO

ISSN and eISSN:
The international standard serial number (ISSN) for Pediatric Research is 0031-3998 and the electronic international standard serial number (eISSN) is 1530-0447.  

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*2020 Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics, 2020)