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: Pediatric Research Summer Annual Review Issue 2026, 2025 Travel Awards & 2026 Editor Apprenticeship Program

  Summer Annual Review Issue 2026 - Call for Proposals (Deadline: December 1st, 2025)

  The Editors-in-Chief of Pediatric Research announce the topic of the 2026 Summer Annual Review Issue, entitled "Tiny Babies: Limits of Viability".

  This is an excellent opportunity for junior faculty to pair up with senior mentors to develop these reviews! Please note that a faculty member should be corresponding author so that Springer Nature can identify whether there is a possible Open Access option that is no cost to the authors. Otherwise, standard publication page fees are waived for manuscripts included in the Annual Review Issue!

  Letters of intent should include a proposed title and be sent to info@pedres.org by the deadline. Please include "ARI 2026 Proposal" in the subject line. For accepted proposals, initial manuscript drafts will be due March 1st, 2026. For more information, please click here.

   

  2025 TRAVEL AWARDS - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (Deadline: December 1st, 2025)

  The Editors-in–Chief of Pediatric Research are inviting nominations for the 2025 Travel Awards. Winners of the Travel Award will receive a $2,500 travel stipend for reimbursement to travel either to an upcoming PAS meeting (Boston, MA in April 2026) or ESPR meeting (Lyon, France in October 2026). Winners would have up to two years to use this grant for one of these meetings.

  Nominations should be authors of articles published in the print editions of Pediatric Research during calendar year 2025. Travel Awardees must be:
  1. No more than 7 years from first faculty appointment; and
  2. Have done majority of the work on the original research article; and
  3. Be first or senior author of the original research article.

  Please submit nominations to info@pedres.org and note that the nomination is for the 2025 Travel Awards. Please also include if you are a member of APS, SPR or ESPR.

   

  2026 Editor Apprenticeship Program (Deadline: December 1st, 2025)

  The Editors-in–Chief of Pediatric Research are excited to announce our eighth year of the Editorial Apprenticeship program. This program is designed for mid-career interested researchers to gain experience and develop skills necessary for membership on an editorial board. Dr. Bearer and Dr. Molloy will be selecting two individuals each year to participate in this program. The selectees will be invited to join the Editorial Board meeting at a PAS meeting and/or an EAPS/jENS meeting, travel expenses covered. Exemplary Editorial Apprentices may be invited to join the Editorial Board after their completion of the apprenticeship program.

  Candidates must meet the following criteria:
  1. Academic rank at the Associate Professor Level or higher
  2. Has published more than 10 peer reviewed articles
  3. Has reviewed for Pediatric Research
  a. Alternately: has reviewed more than 10 articles (We encourage submission of your Publons Report)
  4. Membership in APS, ESPR, or SPR preferred

  Please submit nominations detailing the above information and CV to info@pedres.org and note that the nomination is for the 2026 Editor Apprenticeship Program. For more information, please click here.

   

  Publications in Pediatric Research by ESPR members

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

  "Respiratory syncytial virus in infants ≤2 months in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era: shifting patterns and outcomes": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04066-1

  "Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in neonatal encephalopathy: current consensus position and future opportunities": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04115-9

  "Outcomes of preterm infants stabilized with flow-inflating bag or T-piece resuscitator at birth—a Canadian neonatal network cohort study": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04159-x

  "Comparison of intravenous and intraosseous administration of vasopressin and epinephrine during cardiopulmonary resuscitation of asphyxiated neonatal piglets": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04423-0

  "A data-driven future for paediatric surgery": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04176-w

  "Cerebral oxygenation monitoring in the delivery room - quo vadis?": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04404-3

  "Enhancing neonatal vascular access: proposing a patient-centered framework based on 7-Rights": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04185-9

  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)