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Pediatric Emergency Care

Pediatric Emergency Care is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on clinical research, reviews, and educational content related to emergency medicine in pediatric populations. The journal publishes 12 issues per year and is indexed in major databases, with rankings in both Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics and an impact factor of 1.2.

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Subject Emergency Medicine , Pediatrics

Impact Factor 1.2

Quartile Q3

Open Access Type Hybrid

ISSN 0749-5161

eISSN 1535-1815

Invitation Only No

Cost Range Article processing charges for optional open access are applied on acceptance according to the Wolters Kluwer Hybrid Open Access Journals pricing.

Submission Instructions

Pediatric Emergency Care accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research Article

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified, beyond attaching a statistician’s review letter when applicable.

Abstract A structured abstract (max 300 words) is required with the sections: Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Use IMRaD structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion; Original Research Articles are limited to 3,000 words and should be double-spaced.

References Follow AMA Manual of Style, 11th edition; cite references in order of appearance at the end of the manuscript, using Index Medicus journal abbreviations and listing only the first three authors followed by “et al.” when there are more than three authors; no maximum reference count is indicated.

Figures & Tables Submit each figure and table as a separate file (not embedded in the text); Original Research Articles may include up to 3 figures and up to 4 tables; save figures as TIFF, EPS, MS Office, or high-resolution PDF with minimum 1200 dpi for line art and 300 dpi for halftones (600 dpi if containing text), and place figure legends on a separate page after the references.

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Original Research – QI

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified, beyond attaching a statistician review letter when applicable.

Abstract A structured abstract (max 300 words) is required with the sections: Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Original Research – QI manuscripts must be structured as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion, with a maximum of 3,000 words.

References Format references according to AMA Manual of Style, 11th edition, cited in order of appearance, double-spaced, using Index Medicus journal abbreviations and listing only the first three authors followed by “et al.” when there are more than three authors; no maximum reference count is indicated.

Figures & Tables Submit up to 3 figures and 4 tables as separate files (not embedded in the text); figures must be high-resolution TIFF, EPS, MS Office, or PDF (line art ≥1200 dpi; halftones ≥300 dpi, or ≥600 dpi with text), and tables must be created with word-processor table tools, each on a separate page in a grouped file.

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Systematic Review

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are indicated beyond standard submission through the online system.

Abstract A structured abstract (max 300 words) is required with the headings: Context, Objective, Data Sources, Study Selection, Data Extraction, Results, and Conclusions.

Manuscript The main text must follow the sections Introduction, Data Sources, Study Selection, Data Extraction, Results, Discussion, Limitations, and Conclusions and be no more than 3,000 words.

References Reference style should follow the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 11th edition, with references double-spaced, cited in order of appearance, journal names abbreviated per Index Medicus, and listing only the first 3 authors followed by “et al.” when there are more than 3 authors; no maximum reference count is indicated.

Figures & Tables Figures and tables must be submitted as separate files (not embedded in the text); Systematic Reviews may include up to 4 tables and up to 3 figures, with figures in TIFF, EPS, MS Office, or high-resolution PDF formats (line art ≥1200 dpi, halftones ≥300 dpi, halftones with text ≥600 dpi), each figure cited and numbered consecutively with legends on a separate page after the references.

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Special Feature

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified, including whether a cover letter is required or what it should contain.

Abstract Special Features that do not present original research may use an unstructured abstract format, with no specific word limit stated beyond the overall article word limit.

Manuscript Special Features that do not present original research may use an unstructured format and are limited to 3,000 words; overall, Special Feature articles are limited to 3,000 words or fewer.

References If a reference has more than three authors, list only the first three followed by “et al.” and abbreviate journal names according to the List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus; no maximum reference count is indicated.

Figures & Tables Digital artwork must be TIFF, EPS, MS Office, or high-resolution PDF; line art requires at least 1200 dpi, halftone images at least 300 dpi (600 dpi if with text).

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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are indicated for Letters to the Editor.

Abstract Letters to the Editor do not require a specific abstract format, and no abstract word limit is specified.

Manuscript Letters to the Editor must address or expand on a recently published Pediatric Emergency Care article (not unrelated research letters or commentaries) and are limited to 500 words or less, with no specific section structure specified.

References Reference style follows AMA 11th edition; cite references in order of appearance, list only the first three authors followed by “et al.” for works with more than three authors, and use Index Medicus journal name abbreviations; no maximum reference count is indicated.

Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted as separate high-resolution files (TIFF, EPS, MS Office, or high-resolution PDF; line art ≥1200 dpi, halftones ≥300 dpi, halftones with text ≥600 dpi), cited and numbered consecutively with legends on a separate page, and tables must be in a separate file, each on its own page, cited and numbered consecutively and not embedded in the manuscript; no maximum number of figures or tables is specified.

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Case Report

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are indicated beyond standard submission via the online Editorial Manager system.

Abstract Case Reports require an unstructured abstract of 50 words.

Manuscript Case Reports are limited to 1,500 words or fewer, with manuscript style following the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 11th edition; no specific section structure is otherwise specified.

References Reference style follows the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 11th edition, with references cited in order of appearance, placed at the end of the manuscript, journal names abbreviated per Index Medicus, and for more than three authors list the first three followed by “et al.”; no maximum reference count is indicated.

Figures & Tables Case Reports may include only one table or figure in the main article; tables must be in a separate file and not embedded in the text, and each figure must be submitted as a separate high-resolution file (TIFF, EPS, MS Office, or high-resolution PDF) meeting the stated dpi requirements.

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Recent Publications

ESR and CRP Testing in an Urban Emergency Department

Salih Demirhan, Mahmoud Ali, Betsy C. Herold, David L. Goldman

10.1097/pec.0000000000003730

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Anaphylaxis in Infants and Toddlers Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department

Colleen M. Shannon, Melissa Trofa, Jane Lavelle, Terri Brown-Whitehorn, Cynthia Jacobstein, Nicholas Tsarouhas, Jennifer Molnar, Antonella Cianferoni, Juhee Lee

10.1097/pec.0000000000003728

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Diagnostic Variability in the Modified Kocher Criteria for Septic Arthritis of the Hip

Sean P. Owens, Emily Ho, Sula Frausto, Divya Talwar, Christine M. Goodbody, Aaron E. Chen, Naomi J. Brown

10.1097/pec.0000000000003734

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Feasibility of Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality–Brief Intervention in an Emergency Department With Youth Who Are Suicidal

Morganne Reid, Francesca Fernandez, Jessica Gerner, Raymond Tucker, Claudia R. Morris, John Constantino, David A. Jobes

10.1097/pec.0000000000003719

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Waiting time between article acceptance and publication is being actively reduced by publishing backlog content and using online-only publication for some issues.

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What are the publication costs?

The journal follows a hybrid open access model in which authors of accepted peer-reviewed articles may choose to pay an article processing charge to make their article open access, with APC amounts and eligible discounts determined by Wolters Kluwer’s hybrid open access and read-and-publish agreements.

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