''The Journal of Pediatrics'' is a monthly

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that covers all aspects of

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. It was established in 1932 and is published by

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. Although it was originally affiliated with the

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, it is currently associated with the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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, and

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. In 2020, according to the ''

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'', ''The Journal of Pediatrics'' had an

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of 4.406, ranking it 11th out of 129 journals in the category "Pediatrics".

History

''The Journal of Pediatrics'' was established in 1932 by the American Academy of Pediatrics and was published through a partnership with C. V. Mosby. This partnership ended in 1947 when the academy launched ''

Pediatrics Pediatrics (American English) also spelled paediatrics (British English), is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, Adolescence, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, pediatrics covers many o ...

'', citing their desire to have sole responsibility for all aspects of publishing their own society journal. ''The Journal of Pediatrics'' remained unaffiliated with any other medical society until 2001, when the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs began publishing a monthly feature in it. Since July 1947, the journal has been governed by its own

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, which has sole responsibility for creating and maintaining editorial policy. Due to the expanding international scope, an international advisory panel was added to the editorial board in 1999.

Editors-in-chief

The following persons have been or currently serve as

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: * Borden S. Veeder and Hugh McCulloch (1932–1947) * Borden S. Veeder (1947–1959) * Waldo E. Nelson (1959–1977) * Joseph M. Garfunkel (1977–1995) * William F. Balistreri (1996–2022) * Paul Graham Fisher (2023 - present)

References

External links

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Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
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