兒科是正式同行評(píng)審期刊美國(guó)兒科學(xué)會(huì)。Pediatrics公布了兒科學(xué)領(lǐng)域的原創(chuàng)研究，臨床觀察和專題文章，這是廣泛定義的。與兒科相關(guān)的貢獻(xiàn)還包括相關(guān)領(lǐng)域，如營(yíng)養(yǎng)，外科，牙科，公共衛(wèi)生，兒童健康服務(wù)，人類遺傳學(xué)，基礎(chǔ)科學(xué)，心理學(xué)，精神病學(xué)，教育，社會(huì)學(xué)和護(hù)理。兒科學(xué)考慮以下類別的未經(jīng)請(qǐng)求的手稿：原始研究的報(bào)告，特別是臨床研究; 評(píng)論文章; 特刊; 和病例報(bào)告。在準(zhǔn)備兒科學(xué)手稿時(shí)，作者必須首先確定稿件類型，然后根據(jù)下面的具體說(shuō)明準(zhǔn)備稿件。Pediatrics的數(shù)字版是記錄的期刊。除了Pediatrics的數(shù)字版本之外，一些接受的文章類型也可以全部印刷。

Pediatrics is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics publishes original research, clinical observations, and special feature articles in the field of pediatrics, as broadly defined. Contributions pertinent to pediatrics also include related fields such as nutrition, surgery, dentistry, public health, child health services, human genetics, basic sciences, psychology, psychiatry, education, sociology, and nursing.Pediatrics considers unsolicited manuscripts in the following categories: reports of original research, particularly clinical research; review articles; special articles; and case reports. When preparing a manuscript for Pediatrics, authors must first determine the manuscript type and then prepare the manuscript according to the specific instructions below.The digital edition of Pediatrics is the journal of record. Some accepted article types may also be presented in full in print, in addition to the digital edition of Pediatrics.