The Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice

The Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice is the open access companion journal of The Journal of Pediatrics and has the same editorial board and peer-review process.

The Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice has a similar aims and scope to The Journal of Pediatrics with a more clinical focus. It will offer authors from around the world who want to publish high-quality research in a gold open access journal the opportunity to make their work immediately, permanently, and freely accessible.

The Journal of Pediatrics:Clinical Practice authors will pay an article publishing charge (APC), have a choice of license options, and retain copyright. Please check the APC on the journal homepage.

For more information please refer to our FAQs for authors

The Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice aims to advance pediatric practice and serve as a practical guide for clinicians in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of disorders in infants, children, and adolescents. The Journal seeks to publish original work based on standards of excellence and expert review, and to publish high quality original articles that are immediately applicable to everyday practice (basic science, translational research, evidence-based medicine), brief clinical and laboratory case reports, medical progress, expert commentary, grand rounds, insightful editorials, "classic" physical examinations, and novel insights into clinical and academic pediatric medicine related to every aspect of child health. The Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice will promote the latest developments in pediatric medicine, child health, policy, and advocacy with all accepted articles immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.

Topics covered in The Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice include, but are not limited to:

• Adolescent Medicine

• Allergy and Immunology

• Anaesthesia and sedation

• Cardiology

• Child abuse prevention and detection

• Critical Care Medicine

• Developmental-Behavioral Medicine

• Endocrinology and diabetes

• Gastroenterology

• Hematology-Oncology

• Infectious Diseases

• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

• Nephrology

• Neurology

• Emergency Medicine

• Pulmonology

• Radiology and imaging

• Rheumatology

Mission Statement:
Through a rigorous process of evaluation and peer review, The Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice strives to publish pediatric research of the highest value for a diverse audience of pediatric healthcare professionals: academic general and subspecialty physicians and clinicians, researchers, educators, practicing and general pediatricians, nurse practitioners/physician assistants, hospitalists, residents, fellows, and others. The Journal seeks to inform immediate care decisions, deepen knowledge, and advance further scientific discovery to improve the quality of care and the health of infants, children, and adolescents.