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: Junior Social Media Editor Applications Open & Annual Review Issue 2026

  Junior Social Media Editor Applications Open

  Deadline for nominations: April 1st, 2025

  The Editors-in-Chief are excited to announce the third year of their Junior Social Media editor program. This is a one-year program designed for early career individuals interested in the social media program for Pediatric Research. The EICs and social media editor, Damian Roland, will be selecting two individuals each year to participate in this program.

  For more information on selection criteria and responsibilities, please click here.

   

  Annual Review Issue 2026 – Call for Proposals (Deadline: April 15th, 2025!)
  

  The Editors-in-Chief of Pediatric Research announce the topic of the 2026 Annual Review Issue, entitled "Planetary Health and Impact on Children".

  This is an excellent opportunity for junior faculty to pair up with senior mentors to develop these reviews. Please note that 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 Winter Review 2026 Proposal" in the subject line. For accepted proposals, initial manuscript drafts will be due May 1st, 2025. For more information, please click here.

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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.  

For more information on Pediatric Research, please visit www.nature.com/pr/

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