Pediatrics (journal)

Pediatrics is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. In the inaugural January 1948 issue, the journal's first editor-in-chief, Hugh McCulloch, articulated the journal's vision: "The content of the journal is... intended to encompass the needs of the whole child in his physiologic, mental, emotional, and social structure. The single word, Pediatrics, has been chosen to indicate this catholic intent."

Pediatrics
DisciplinePediatrics
LanguageEnglish
Edited byLewis First
Publication details
History1948–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
5.705 (2016)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Pediatrics
Indexing
ISSN0031-4005 (print)
1098-4275 (web)
Links

Pediatrics has been continuously published by the American Academy of Pediatrics since January 1948. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 5.705, ranking it fourth out of 119 journals in the category "Pediatrics".[1]

Editors

The following persons have been editor-in-chief of Pediatrics:

  • 1948–1954 Hugh McCulloch
  • 1954–1961 Charles D. May
  • 1962–1974 Clement A. Smith
  • 1974–2009 Jerold F. Lucey
  • 2009–present Lewis First[2]

References
  1. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Pediatrics". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017.
  2. "Pediatrics Editorial Board". American Academy of Pediatrics. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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