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Aims and scope
BMC Pediatrics is an open access journal publishing peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of health care in neonates, children and adolescents, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
Featured Content
Parent values and preferences underpinning treatment decision-making in poor-prognosis childhood cancer: a scoping review
Parents of children who are diagnosed with a poor-prognosis cancer want to be involved in making treatment-related decisions for their child. They often make repeated decisions depending on their child’s response to treatment and can experience decisional regret as a consequence. Understanding parent values and preferences when making treatment-related decisions may help enhance discussions with healthcare professionals and identify additional ways of providing support to this parent population
Infant behavioral state and stool microbiome in infants receiving Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus GG in formula: randomized controlled trial
Evaluating infant behavioral state, stool microbiome profile and calprotectin in infants with infantile colic receiving a partially hydrolyzed protein formula with or without added Lacticaseibacillus (formerly Lactobacillus) rhamnosus GG (LGG).
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Management of neonatal pulmonary hypertension-a survey of neonatal intensive care units in India
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Known risk factors of the developmental dysplasia of the hip predicting more severe clinical presentation and failure of Pavlik harness treatment
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Complicated urachal cyst in two pediatric patients: a case report
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Giant pedunculated hepatoblastoma mimicking neuroblastoma in a 4-month-old infant: a case report
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Sex-related change in BMI of 15- to 16-year-old Norwegian girls in cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2017
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A new growth chart for preterm babies: Babson and Benda's chart updated with recent data and a new format
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A 'snip' in time: what is the best age to circumcise?
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A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants
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Communicating with parents about vaccination: a framework for health professionals
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact
2.567 - 2-year Impact Factor (2021)
3.002 - 5-year Impact Factor (2021)
1.214 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
0.676 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)Speed
48 days to first decision for all manuscripts (Median)
61 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only (Median)Usage
3,598,639 Downloads (2021)
3,062 Altmetric mentions (2021)