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PEDIATRICS

Pediatrics is the official flagship journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a peer-reviewed monthly journal in pediatric medicine. It publishes original research and evidence-based articles and includes features such as policy statements, clinical practice guidelines, case reports, commentaries, research articles, review articles, quality reports, and video abstracts.

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Subject Pediatrics
Impact Factor 6.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Closed
ISSN 0031-4005
eISSN 1098-4275
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range 2 Year Print + Online: $383.00; Member Price: $375.00

Submission Instructions

PEDIATRICS is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Regular Article

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must affirm author responsibility and participation in the work and approval of the manuscript as submitted, and must disclose any use of generative AI tools including the tool name, manufacturer, and how it was used.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words or fewer. Abstract must be structured as four paragraphs with boldface headings. Abstract headings must be Objectives or Background and Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 3,000 words or fewer, calculated from the start of the Introduction to the end of the Conclusion. Manuscript must use the standard research sections Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. Manuscript must include “What’s Known on This Subject” and “What This Study Adds” summaries in paragraph form, each limited to 40 words.
References References must follow AMA Manual of Style. References must be complete, cited in the text, and numbered in the order of first appearance.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files with legends placed at the end of the main manuscript, and tables must be placed at the end of the main Word document after the references or submitted as separate files. Tables must be created in Microsoft Word and numbered in citation order, and figures must be numbered in citation order.
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Health Policy Article

Cover Letter Cover letter is required and must include authorship responsibility and participation/approval attestations, while disclosures about similar data or AI use are required when applicable. Cover letter must affirm that all authors are responsible for the reported research, participated in the concept and design, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting or revising of the manuscript, and approved the manuscript as submitted.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be single-spaced and formatted as four paragraphs with boldface headings. Abstract must include Objectives or Background and Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions and policy implications.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 3,000 words or fewer, excluding the title page, contributors statement page, abstract, acknowledgments, references, figures, tables, and multimedia. Manuscript must include a Discussion section containing a subsection headed "Policy implications." A Summary of Policy Implications of no more than 80 words must be included as the last item on the Title Page.
References References must follow AMA style. References must be complete, cited in the text, and numbered in the order in which they appear in the text.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files with legends at the end of the main manuscript, and tables must be placed at the end of the main Word document after the references or submitted as separate files. Tables and figures must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and tables must be created in Microsoft Word.
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Review Article

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must affirm exclusive submission to Pediatrics, author responsibility and participation, and manuscript approval as submitted.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words or fewer.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 4,000 words or fewer, calculated from the start of the Introduction to the end of the Conclusion. A Contributors Statement Page must follow the Title Page and conclude with a statement that all authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
References References must follow AMA Manual of Style. References must be complete, cited in the text, and numbered in the order of first appearance.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files, figure legends must appear at the end of the main manuscript file, and tables must be placed at the end of the main Word document after the references or submitted separately. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and tables must include appropriate headers.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must affirm that all authors are responsible for the reported research and that all authors participated in the work and approved the manuscript as submitted.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Context, Objective, Data Sources, Study Selection, Data Extraction, Results, Limitations, and Conclusions.
Manuscript If generative AI tools were used in manuscript preparation, their use must be disclosed in the Methods section and Acknowledgments, including the tool name, manufacturer, and how it was used.
References References must follow AMA Manual of Style. References must be complete, cited in the text, and numbered in the order of first appearance.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate image files, figure legends must appear at the end of the main manuscript file, and tables must be placed at the end of the main Word document after the references or submitted as separate files. Tables and figures must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and authors must provide separate alt text entries for each table, figure, and other image at the end of the manuscript.
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Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter Cover letter is required and must affirm that all authors are responsible for the reported research and participated in the work and approved the manuscript as submitted. Cover letter must affirm that all authors are responsible for the reported research and participated in the work and approved the manuscript as submitted.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript A Contributors Statement Page must follow the Title Page and conclude with a statement that all authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
References References must follow the current AMA Manual of Style. References must be complete, cited in the text, and numbered in the order in which they appear in the text.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate image files, figure legends must appear at the end of the main manuscript Word file, and tables must be placed at the end of the main Word document following the references or submitted as separate files. Tables must be constructed using Microsoft Word and include appropriate headers.
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State-Of-The-Art Review Article

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must affirm that all authors are responsible for the work and participated in its design, analysis or interpretation, drafting or revision, and approval of the manuscript as submitted.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words or fewer. Abstract must be unstructured in a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 4,000 words or fewer. Manuscript must include a Contributors Statement Page directly following the Title Page, and any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation must be disclosed in the Acknowledgments section.
References References must follow AMA Manual of Style. References must be complete, cited in the text, and numbered in the order of first appearance.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files with legends at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be placed at the end of the manuscript after the references or submitted as separate files. Tables and figures must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and alt text for each table, figure, and image must be provided in a separate list at the end of the manuscript.
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Research Briefs

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must affirm exclusive submission to Pediatrics, author responsibility and approval, and disclose any similar published data or any generative AI use.
Abstract Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 700 words or fewer. Manuscript must use the sections Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. A Contributors Statement Page must follow the Title Page, and any generative AI use must be reported in the Methods section and in the Acknowledgments section.
References References must not exceed 10. References must follow AMA style. References must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text and must include complete author and title information.
Figures & Tables A combined total of no more than two tables or figures is allowed. Figures must be uploaded as separate files with legends at the end of the main manuscript file, and tables must be placed at the end of the main Word document after the references or uploaded separately. Tables must be created in Microsoft Word and numbered in citation order, and all tables, figures, and other images must have alt text listed at the end of the manuscript.
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Advocacy Case Studies

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must affirm author responsibility and approval of the manuscript, and must disclose any use of similar published data and any generative AI tool use.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured, in a single paragraph, and no more than 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured in a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 3,000 words or fewer. Manuscript must use the sections Introduction, Methods and Process, Outcomes, Lessons Learned, and Conclusions. If generative AI tools were used in manuscript preparation, their use must be disclosed in the Methods section and the Acknowledgments section.
References References must follow AMA style. References must be complete, cited in the text, and numbered in the order of appearance.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files, figure legends must appear at the end of the main manuscript file, and tables must be placed at the end of the manuscript after the references or submitted as separate files. Tables and figures must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and tables must be created in Microsoft Word rather than as images.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must affirm author responsibility and approval and must confirm that written consent has been obtained from the parent or guardian.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words or fewer. Abstract must be unstructured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 1,600 words or fewer. Manuscript must include a section detailing patient presentation, initial diagnosis and outcome, and a discussion with a brief review of the relevant literature and explanation of how the case adds new understanding. Manuscript must confirm that written consent has been obtained from the parent or guardian.
References References must follow AMA Manual of Style. References must be numbered in the order they appear in the text and must be complete, including authors and titles, with every reference cited in the text.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate image files with legends listed at the end of the main manuscript file, and tables must be placed at the end of the main Word document following the references or submitted as separate files. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order they are cited in the text.
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Quality Report

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must affirm exclusive submission, author responsibility and participation, and approval of the submitted manuscript, and must disclose related overlapping data and any generative AI use when applicable.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words or fewer. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 3,000 words or fewer. Manuscript must follow the IMRaD format of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. A Contributors Statement Page is required after the title page, and any generative AI use must be disclosed in the manuscript.
References References must follow AMA style. References must be complete, cited in the text, and numbered in the order of appearance.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files, figure legends must appear at the end of the main manuscript file, and tables must be placed at the end of the main manuscript after the references or uploaded separately. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, tables must be created in Microsoft Word, and authors must provide alt text for all figures and tables.
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Recent Publications

Pediatric Acral Site Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Imitating Acromegaly

Mengyi Zha, Delaney D. Ding, Thatcher Felt, Gregory Cheeney

10.1542/peds.2025-071949
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Supporting Safer Surgery: System-Level Interventions to Enhance Pediatric Perioperative Safety

Michael E. Natarus, Caitlin Naureckas Li, Abbey Studer, Allison Shaw, Mehul V. Raval, Richard M. Dsida, John Olmstead, Christine Pytel, Hannah Stuart, Thomas H. Inge, Sangeeta Schroeder, Derek S. Wheeler

10.1542/peds.2025-072662
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Caring in the Age of AI: A Framework for the Pediatric Trainee

Giulia P. Lima, Sarah Morton

10.1542/peds.2025-075138
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Long-Term Outcomes of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children up to 4.5 Years After COVID-19

Shiv Mehrotra-Varma, Hien Quang Nguyen, Sonya Henry, Jessilin Collins, Jai Mehrotra-Varma, Sagar Changela, Tim Q. Duong

10.1542/peds.2025-075578
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Use of Leucovorin After the FDA Announcement of Its Use for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Benjamin N. Rome, John Kim, Jose F. Figueroa, Aaron S. Kesselheim

10.1542/peds.2026-076794
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required. It must affirm exclusive submission, that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere, that all authors are responsible for the reported research, and that all authors participated in the work and approved the submitted manuscript. It must also disclose related manuscripts using the same or similar data and any preprint posting. Case reports and diagnostic dilemmas must attest that written consent was obtained when applicable. Use of AI tools in manuscript preparation must be noted in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

2 Year Print + Online subscription price: $383.00; Member Price: $375.00.

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Research Topics

Child and Adolescent Health Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Infant Development and Preterm Care Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Neonatal Health and Biochemistry Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Asthma and respiratory diseases Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Healthcare Policy and Management Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Respiratory viral infections research Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Infant Nutrition and Health Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Pharmaceutical studies and practices Congenital Heart Disease Studies Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Birth, Development, and Health Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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