In 2018, the World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics (WJCP) has published the 1^st issue which containing 8 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Behavioural and emotional disorders in childhood: A brief overview for paediatricians”, a Review by Michael O Ogundele, MBBS, MRCP, MSc, Consultant Paediatrician, et al from the Department of Community Paediatrics, NHS Fife, Glenwood Health Centre, United Kingdom; and (2) “Abdominal obesity adversely affects bone mass in children”, an Original Article by Sowmya Krishnan, MD, Associate Professor, et al from Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, United States, etc. We invite you to peruse all 8 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in pediatrics that will guide basic research and clinical practice in these fields.

This journal is an open-access journal which allows free immediate access to all full-text articles. For details, please visit: Volume 7, Issue 1, February 8, 2018.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, Joseph UE Onakewhor, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City 300001, Nigeria

The WJCP is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of pediatrics. It was launched on June 8, 2012 and is published trimonthly (4 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage pediatrists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJCP describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue.