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Welcome to the World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics

World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of pediatrics, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Anesthesiology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, immunology, infections and infectious diseases, medical imaging, neonatology, nephrology, neurosurgery, nursing medicine, perinatology, pharmacology, respiratory medicine, and urology. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence.  The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two independent referees, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. By doing so, the journal strives to provide authors with high-quality services, offer readers high-quality academic content, and further advance clinical practice. Submit an Article >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Elena Daniela Serban, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, (Email: danitiserban@yahoo.com) 2nd Department of Pediatrics, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Cluj-Napoca 400177, Romania
  • Consolato M Sergi, MD, PhD, Professor, (Email: biotechlab@gmail.com) Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Ontario, Edmonton, Ontario T6G 2B7, Canada
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJCP is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics

The WJCP’s CiteScore for 2024 is 4.7 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2024: Pediatrics, perinatology and child health is 66/342. 

ISSN
2219-2808 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (943), Duration of Peer Review (22 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (46 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (40 days/Mean), Accepted (52.9%/Mean), Production Time (60 days/Mean), Time to Publication (186 days/Mean), and Rejected (32.4%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Minireviews
Case Control Study
Retrospective Cohort Study
Riad M Rahhal, Reem H Hadidi, Tahani M Ahmad, Mohammad R Alkayid, Fareed Khdair Ahmad 
World J Clin Pediatr 15(1):109301. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i1.109301
Thamonpan Kiatvitchukul, Pandaree Dokkham, Kornthip Jeephet, Klaita Srisingh 
World J Clin Pediatr 15(1):113430. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i1.113430
Retrospective Study
Observational Study
Ranya Moutafakir, Oriana Denise Strilinsky-Pérez, Jesús Zamora-Tortosa, Julia Raya-Benítez, Ángela Benítez-Feliponi, Marie Carmen Valenza, María Granados-Santiago 
World J Clin Pediatr 15(1):110584. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i1.110584
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Nopaorn Phavichitr, Ruangvith Tantibhaedhyangkul, Termpong Dumrisilp, Sittichoke Prachuapthunyachart, Wilaiporn Chanpreecha, Panjachat Ratanamongkol, Voranush Chongsrisawat 
World J Clin Pediatr 15(1):114953. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i1.114953
Systematic Reviews
Konstantinos Dodos, Tsampika-Vasileia Kalamara, Stylianos Xinias, Antigoni Mavroudi, Dorothea Kapoukranidou, Antigoni Sarantaki, Athina Diamanti, Vasiliki E Georgakopoulou 
World J Clin Pediatr 15(1):111066. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i1.111066
Meta-Analysis
Hoda Atef Abdelsattar Ibrahim, Kamal Gouda Kamal, Mohamed Khaled Ali Mohamed Ali Zid, Albraa Ashraf Hamad, Ayesha Kuraishi, Marwa Taha 
World J Clin Pediatr 15(1):116331. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i1.116331
Case Report
Maria Elena Cucuzza, Piero Pavone, Maria T Garozzo, Maria C Finocchiaro, Filippo Greco, Pierluigi Smilari, Alessandra Di Nora, Martino Ruggieri, Vita A Di Stefano 
World J Clin Pediatr 15(1):113155. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i1.113155
Letter to the Editor