European Journal of Pediatrics

European Journal of Pediatrics
Title	European Journal of Pediatrics
Discipline	Pediatrics
Language	English
Abbreviation	Eur. J. Pediatr.
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Country	Germany
Frequency	Monthly
History	1910–present
Impact	2.5
Impact-year	2023

European Journal of Pediatrics is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering clinical and experimental pediatrics. It publishes original research, review articles, case reports, and clinical guidelines relevant to child health across Europe and globally. The journal serves clinicians, researchers, and policymakers engaged with pediatric issues in institutions such as University of Oxford, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Karolinska Institutet, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu.

History

The journal traces roots to early 20th-century European pediatric scholarship associated with institutions like Heidelberg University, University of Paris, University of Vienna, Uppsala University, and University of Copenhagen. Throughout the interwar period contemporaries included contributors from Imperial Health Insurance of Germany, Institut Pasteur, Robert Koch Institute, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and St Thomas' Hospital. Post-World War II reconstruction linked scholarship with World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, European Commission, Council of Europe, and national academies such as Académie Nationale de Médecine and Leopoldina. Later decades saw editorial and research exchanges with Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Stanford University School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The journal’s evolution paralleled developments at conferences like European Society for Paediatric Research, International Congress of Pediatrics, European Paediatric Association, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and collaborations with organizations such as European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Medicines Agency, International Pediatric Association, and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.

Scope and Content

Content spans neonatal medicine topics linked to research from Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London, Institute of Child Health, St George's Hospital, and Birmingham Children's Hospital; pediatric cardiology with studies from Erasmus MC, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Aalborg University Hospital, Padua University Hospital, and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital; pediatric oncology with contributions tied to Institut Gustave Roussy, Sofia Children's Hospital, National Cancer Institute, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Royal Marsden Hospital. It also covers infectious disease work referencing Pasteur Institute, Robert Koch Institute, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Articles often cite collaborative trials and registries associated with European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Children's Tumor Foundation, Pediatric Rheumatology European Society, European Respiratory Society, International Society for Infectious Diseases, World Allergy Organization, European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology, and European Society for Paediatric Urology.

Editorial Structure and Peer Review

The editorial office is aligned with major academic centers including Leiden University Medical Center, KU Leuven, University of Barcelona, University of Milan, and Sapienza University of Rome. The editorial board has historically included specialists affiliated with University of Edinburgh, Trinity College Dublin, University of Glasgow, University of Manchester, University of Bristol, University of Nottingham, University of Birmingham, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, and Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Peer review follows models used by journals at Nature Research, The Lancet, BMJ Group, Wiley-Blackwell, Elsevier, and Oxford University Press, employing external reviewers drawn from networks such as European Academy of Paediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Canadian Paediatric Society, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and Indian Academy of Pediatrics.

Publication and Access

Published by Springer Science+Business Media with distribution channels intersecting PubMed Central, CrossRef, DOAJ, Scopus, and library consortia at British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, German National Library, National Library of Medicine, and Wellcome Library. Subscription and open access options mirror policies from Plan S, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, European Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, facilitating deposition into repositories managed by CNRS, Max Planck Society, CNR, and Karolinska Institutet University Library.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in major services including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Current Contents, BIOSIS Previews, and Google Scholar. Abstracting also appears in specialized pediatric and clinical databases maintained by Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts, Global Health, Embase, and regional indices like EMRO and databases curated by European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine partners.

Impact and Reception

Citations and impact metrics are discussed in the context of benchmarking against periodicals such as The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, Pediatrics, JAMA Pediatrics, Archives of Disease in Childhood, Acta Paediatrica, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Research, Journal of Pediatrics, and Clinical Pediatrics. The journal’s work influences guideline development at bodies like European Medicines Agency, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, American Academy of Pediatrics, World Health Organization, UNICEF, and professional societies including European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases and European Academy of Paediatrics.

Category:Pediatrics journals