Pediatrics (journal)
| Pediatrics | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | Pediatrics |
| Discipline | Pediatrics |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Jerold F. Lucey |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | American Academy of Pediatrics (United States) |
| Publication history | 1948–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Impact factor (2011) | 5.437 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN |
0031-4005 (print) 1098–4275 (web) |
Pediatrics is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. In the inaugural January 1948 issue, the journal's first editor-in-chief, Hugh McCulloch, articulated the journal's vision: "The content of the journal is... intended to encompass the needs of the whole child in his physiologic, mental, emotional, and social structure. The single word, Pediatrics, has been chosen to indicate this catholic intent."
Pediatrics has been continuously published by the American Academy of Pediatrics since January 1948. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2011 impact factor of 5.437, ranking it second out of 115 journals in the category "Pediatrics".[1]
Editors
The following persons have been editor-in-chief of Pediatrics:
- 1948–1954 Hugh McCulloch
- 1954–1961 Charles D. May
- 1962–1974 Clement Smith
- 1974–2009 Jerold F. Lucey
- 2009–present Lewis First
References
- ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Pediatrics". 2011 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-01.