Pediatric Research Journal | April 14th, 2026

Pediatric Research ARI 2027 Call for papers, PAS 2026 - Pediatric Research Schedule, PR Award Announcements

ARI 2027- Call for Papers

Proposals due: May 31st, 2026

Pediatric Research is preparing its Annual Review Issue with the topic, "Bilirubin". As knowledge and technology advance, the approach to bilirubin has been changing worldwide. There are rapid developments in point-of-care measurement of bilirubin, including the free portion, new advances in the physical basis of phototherapy and home phototherapy, and increasing understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying bilirubin neurotoxicity. This review issue will summarize the basic translational, clinical, and epidemiologic studies addressing these issues.

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 the 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 fees are waived for manuscripts included in the Annual Review Issue!

Letters of intent should include a proposed title and be sent to pedres@publishingsolutions.net by the deadline. Please include "ARI 2027 Proposal" in the subject line. If the proposal is accepted, initial manuscript drafts will be due September 1, 2026, to then undergo the peer review process.

Guest Editors: Claudio Tiribelli, Vinod K. Bhutani, Libor Vitek, and Jon Watchko

PAS 2026 - Pediatric Research Schedule

Pediatric Research is inviting attendees of PAS 2026 to join them for the below Pediatric Research sessions:

• Publication Pearls Workshop on Saturday
  • April 25th from 2:00-3:30 pm ET
  • Location: Convention Center: 258 C East
• Genomics in Child Health Symposium
  • Sunday, April 26th from 11:30-1:35 pm ET
  • Location: Convention Center: Grand Ballroom West (Level 3)
• Meet the Editors sessions at booth 720
  • Saturday, April 25th from 4:45-5:45 pm ET
  • Sunday, April 26th from 10:30-11:30 am ET

Pediatric Research Award Announcements

The Editors in Chief are proud to announce the following program participants and winners for 2026:

• Editorial Apprentices: Iuri Corsini (ESPR member) and Meredith Schuh (SPR member)
• Travel Award Winners: Catherine Buck (SPR member) and Dimopoulou Agri Varvara (ESPR member)
• Top Reviewers: Ariel Salas (SPR member) and Srinivas Kota (SPR member)
• Junior Social Media Editor: Angela Gummadi

Thank you to all our excellent applicants!