Pediatric Research Journal | October 30th, 2025
Pediatric Research Summer Annual Review Issue 2026, Travel Grants, Editor Apprenticeship Program & Society Member Articles
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 December 1st, 2025. 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 papers and reviews by ESPR members:
"Neurodevelopment in congenital heart disease: a review of antenatal mechanisms and therapeutic potentials": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04360-y
"Preterm birth, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and the risk of allergic diseases": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04399-x
"Can postnatal steroids or initial mode of respiratory support really impact lung function at adulthood in preterm survivors?": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04391-5
"Challenges and opportunities in neonatal monitoring: insights on forehead photoplethysmography sensors": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04376-4
"Detection of peripheral infusion-related infiltration and extravasation in neonates: a scoping review": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04367-5
"Automated detection of neonatal pulmonary hypertension in echocardiograms with a deep learning model": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04404-3
"Sex differences in preterm cytokine and inflammasome responses and modulation by exogenous sex steroids": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04350-0
"Safe use of human milk for preterms in the context of maternal polypharmacy: a framework to improve practices": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04416-z
"Transarterial embolization versus hemispherectomy in infants with hemimegalencephaly and drug-resistant epilepsy": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04405-2
"The effect of cow's milk in the diet of preterm infants on fecal calprotectin": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04392-4
We wholeheartedly congratulate all experts involved in the publication of these papers!