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Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics

Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics is an interdisciplinary open access journal publishing peer-reviewed articles on innovative research in pediatrics. Its scope includes rare diseases, genetic diseases, gene therapy, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, immunology, infectiology, nephrology, neurology, oncology and hematology, pneumology, metabolism, neonatology, and translational medicine in pediatrics. The journal is dedicated to exchange and discussion of current molecular and cellular concepts in pediatrics and publishes frontline reviews, original research articles, and discussion of pathophysiological concepts including therapeutic approaches. It is an official journal of the German Society of Child and Adolescent Medicine.

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Subject Pediatrics
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 2194-7791
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC: £2090.00 GBP / $2890.00 USD / €2390.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and Declarations sections, with Methods permitted after Background. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, required Declarations subsections, and disclosure of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and public e-print or preprint items may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, web links must be numbered and included in the reference list, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Tables must be included in the main manuscript file, with large tables placed at the end and their locations indicated in the text, while figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript and figures must be uploaded separately. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, figure titles must not exceed 15 words and legends 300 words, tables must not be submitted as figures, and tables must be created using the word processor's table object function.
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Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and disclose preprint posting details.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body of the abstract, and short Conclusion.
Manuscript Reviews must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section containing Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information. Reviews must include three to ten keywords, provide a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, include an Availability of data and materials statement, and include a disclosure statement with any nonrelevant Declarations sections marked 'Not applicable'.
References Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts or items available through public e-print or preprint servers may be cited, web links must appear as numbered references in the reference list, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Tables must be included in the main manuscript file, with tables under one page placed in the text and larger tables permitted at the end of the document, while figures must be uploaded separately in the order first cited. Tables must not be submitted as figures and must use the word processor Table object, and figure keys must be incorporated into the graphic with permission information for reproduced material given in the figure legend.
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Mini Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract Mini Reviews must include an abstract. Abstract must be no more than 250 words.
Manuscript Mini Reviews must be no more than 3,500 words including figure legends, the abstract, and references. Mini Reviews may break the main text into subsections with short, informative headings and must include a title page and a 'Declarations' section. Mini Reviews must provide a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, include the specified statements within the 'Declarations' section with 'Not applicable' where a section is irrelevant, document any large language model use in the manuscript, and specify authors' contributions using initials.
References Mini Reviews must include no more than 25 references. Only published, in-press, or public e-print/preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited, and journal abbreviations in references must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Mini Reviews may include one or two figures. Tables must be included in the main manuscript file, with tables placed at the end of the document cited in the text and their intended location indicated. Figures must be numbered in text order with titles of no more than 15 words and legends of no more than 300 words, and tables must not be submitted as figures with titles of no more than 15 words and legends of no more than 300 words.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter is required for Correspondence submissions. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Correspondence may be broken into subsections with short informative headings and must contain a heading titled 'Declarations' with sections for Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements. Manuscript must include a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, an 'Availability of data and materials' statement, a Competing interests section using authors’ initials, a Funding section stating funder roles, an Authors' contributions section using initials, and all Declarations headings marked 'Not applicable' when irrelevant.
References Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and items available through public e-print or preprint servers may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data/personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, and web links must appear as numbered full references with site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables must be included in the main manuscript file, and additional files must be cited in sequence within the text. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, individual figure files must not exceed 10 MB, figure titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, and tables must not be submitted as figures.
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Consensus Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include background, main body of the abstract, and a short conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page, a Background section, a main text section, a Conclusions section, and a 'Declarations' heading with the required declarations sections. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, an 'Availability of data and materials' statement, declarations sections for Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and Authors' information, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References Only published, in-press, or publicly available preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, dataset identifiers including DOIs must be given as full URLs, and references must not be cited in the abstract.
Figures & Tables Tables must be included in the main manuscript file, and tables larger than one A4 or Letter page must be cited with their intended location indicated in the text file. Tables must not be submitted as figures, figures in Word or PowerPoint format must be single-page, each figure must be closely cropped to minimize surrounding white space, permission for previously published figures must be indicated in the figure legend, and the original source for previously published figures must be included in the reference list.
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Recent Publications

Intersectionality of early developmental risks and resilience after preterm birth

Julia Jäkel, Janika Ludwig, Britta Hüning, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser, Christoph Härtel

10.1186/s40348-026-00242-3
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Post–intensive care sequelae after severe bacterial infections in previously healthy children

S. C. Goretzki, C. Held, S. Tschirner, C. Pentek, H. Kölbel, A. Della Marina, A. Gangfuß, H. Reusch, N. Schlaghecke, S. Benson, U. Schara-Schmidt, U. Felderhoff-Müser, C. Dohna-Schwake, N. Bruns

10.1186/s40348-026-00245-0
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Sex differences in the long-term tolerability of BNT162b2 in children and adolescents

Jeanne Moor, Vivien Grieshaber, Nicole Toepfner, Sarah Holzwarth, Matthias B. Moor, Karolina Kublickiene, Christoph Strumann, Cho-Ming Chao

10.1186/s40348-026-00243-2
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Priming innate immunity and long-term outcome

Victoria Pradler, Clyde J Wright, Nazanin Kazemi-Butterfield, Kirsten Glaser

10.1186/s40348-026-00244-1
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LEF1 gene mutation impairs the intestinal barrier and causes diarrhea

Jianan Jie, Mengling Qiu, Xing Liu, Qingqing Zhang, Jing Xie, Lanlan Geng, Sitang Gong, Yang Cheng

10.1186/s40348-026-00240-5
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Frequently asked questions

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also use the cover letter to suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charge: £2090.00 GBP / $2890.00 USD / €2390.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Infant Nutrition and Health Renal and related cancers Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Birth, Development, and Health Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Asthma and respiratory diseases Immune Response and Inflammation Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Digestive system and related health Gut microbiota and health Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders T-cell and B-cell Immunology Inflammatory Bowel Disease Immune Cell Function and Interaction Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms Genomics and Rare Diseases Blood disorders and treatments Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Respiratory viral infections research

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