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Welcome to the World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics

World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics (WJCP, World J Clin Pediatr) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of pediatrics. The types of articles published in WJCP include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJCP is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2025 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 (154), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (38 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (29 days/Mean), Accepted (54.5%/Mean), Production Time (68 days/Mean), Time to Publication (174 days/Mean), and Rejected (14.3%/Mean).
Review
Hasan Hasan, Randi Hagerman, Daphne S Say, Anh P Nguyen, Kikelomo Babata, Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi, Angel Herrera-Guerra, Carme Torrents, Carrie E Silver, Bibiana Restrepo 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):111641. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.111641
Minireviews
Basavraj S Nagoba, Shree V Dhotre, Mahesh N Sonar, Sachin S Mumbre, Ajay M Gavkare, Pradnya S Dhotre 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):107974. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.107974
Shubham Saini, Anmol Bhatia, Aarushi Bansal, Akshay Kumar Saxena, Kushaljit Singh Sodhi 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):108823. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.108823
Case Control Study
Linda Yanti, Surtiningsih, Fauziah Hanum Nur Ardiyani, Ni Nyoman Ayu Desy Sekarini, Dwi Susanti, Mustaan, Murniati, Supriyadi, Agus Santosa 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):107346. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.107346
Rajdeep Basu, Soumil Bera, Sunetra Mondal, Sapan Shah, Kumar Swapnil, Roohi Nanda, Joydip Datta, Soumita Mandal, Soumik Goswami, Arjun Baidya, Nilanjan Sengupta 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):108897. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.108897
Ilektra Toulia, Maria G Grammatikopoulou, Alexandra Foscolou, Aristea Gioxari, Eleni G Paschalidou, Eirini Karagiannopoulou, Efstratia Daskalou, Odysseas Androutsos, Dimitrios G Goulis, Kyriaki Tsiroukidou 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):109619. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.109619
Retrospective Cohort Study
Alexandr Alexandrovich Yakovlev, Ekaterina Vladimirovna Gaidar, Lyubov Sergeevna Sorokina, Tatiana Nikolaevna Nikitina, Irina Alexandrovna Chikova, Olga Valerievna Kalashnikova, Mikhail Mikhailovich Kostik 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):107290. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.107290
Anastasia O Vechkasova, Ekaterina Yu Zakharova, Natalia V Buchinskaya, Nato D Vashakmadze, Leyla S Namazova-Baranova, Dmitry O Ivanov, Sergei I Kutsev, Mikhail M Kostik 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):110003. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.110003
Retrospective Study
Manar Al-Lawama, Rasha Odeh, Abeer AlAssaf, Jumana Albaramki, Nour Ghanem, Dina Abu Assab, Aseel Al-Dmour, Esraa Arabiat, Arwa Kiswani, Salam Al-Kayed, Hadeel Alzoubi, Saleh Al Jbour 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):108133. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.108133
Prakasit Wannapaschaiyong, Suksri Chotikavanich, Sureelak Sutchritpongsa, Pat Rojmahamonkol, Amornrat Penphattarakul, Piangporn Saksiriwutto, Akarawit Eiamsamarng, Simaporn Setthawong, Theerajate Phongsuphan, Piyaphat Jaruniphakul, Rungtip Yingyong, Nattapon Sarinak, Ekpipat Eksupapan, Saranya Sagan, Pridaporn Onlamul 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):111441. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.111441
Clinical Trials Study
Observational Study
Samreen Yusuf, Anil K Goel, Ashish Wasudeo Khobragade, Padma Das, Gudipudi Sai Vamsi Manoj, Anish Kumar Saha, Sai Pratap Reddy, Swasti Keshri, Seema Shah 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):105820. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.105820
Amlakie Nigussie Assefa, Jemal Mohammed Haile, Amanuel Gebru Woldearegay 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):107333. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.107333
MD Benzamin, MD Ziaur Rahman Chowdhury, Pranto Chakroborty, Akhlaq Ahmed, Tuhin Barua Tamal, Tanmoy Deb, ASM Bazlul Karim 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):109590. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.109590
Sidhya Choudhary, Ramesh Kumar Mishra, Smriti Parihar, Sulika V Kinimi, Rajeev Yadav, Rohan Grotra 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):110106. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.110106
Prospective Study
Elizaveta Makarova, Olga Goleva, Tatiana Gabrusskaya, Natalia Lubimova, Natalia Ulanova, Natalia Volkova, Elena Shilova, Maria Revnova, Susanna Kharit, Mikhail Kostik 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):111069. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.111069
Randomized Controlled Trial
Basic Study
Evgeny N Suspitsin, Kristina S Malysheva, Sergey A Laptiev, Olga S Sharonova, Anastasiya S Abuzova, Anastasiya A Kuznitsyna, Tatyana V Melashenko, Oksana V Efremova, Polina R Korzun, Jeyla O Binnatova, Yuliy A Gorgul, Maria V Syomina, Evgeny N Imyanitov 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):108733. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.108733
Systematic Reviews
Nikolay F Shchapov, Denis V Kulikov, Mikhail I Viborniy, Pavel V Bullikh, Elena S Keshishian, Andrey S Degtyarev 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):107075. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.107075
Anais Marie, Bérengère François-Garret, Ambre Filippi, Sergio Eleni Dit Trolli, Florence Casagrande, Jean-Baptiste Lotte, Isabelle Guellec, Arnaud Fernandez 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):107552. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.107552
Case Report
Sachin Chauhan, Prashant Bhasin, Radha Chauhan, Ashima Sood, Jyoti Lamba, Prerna Yadav 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):107403. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.107403
Lema S K Jaber, Mo'ath Abu-hamdeh, Mahmoud Qouqas, Jamal Abdullah, Rasmea M Asad, Anas Manhal, Duha G M Yadak 
World J Clin Pediatr 14(4):109877. Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.109877
Letter to the Editor