Jornal de Pediatria (English Edition)

ISSN: 0021-7557

Jornal de Pediatria is a bimonthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria, SBP). It has been published without interruption since 1934. Jornal de Pediatria publishes original articles and review articles covering various areas in the field of pediatrics. By publishing relevant scientific contributions, Jornal de Pediatria aims at improving the standards of pediatrics and of the healthcare provided for children and adolescents in general, as well to foster debate about health.

Special Issue:
The pediatrician's role in the follow-up of children/adolescents with mental and/or neurodevelopmental disorders

New section now available :
Managing in Real-World Practice: Bacterial Meningitis in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Real-World Approach

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Impact factor

The Impact Factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years.

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Impact factor 2025

3.0

Citescore

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Citescore 2025

5.0

SJR

SRJ is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. SJR uses a similar algorithm as the Google page rank; it provides a quantitative and qualitative measure of the journal's impact.

SJR 2025

0.816

SNIP

SNIP measures contextual citation impact by wighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.

SNIP 2025

1.265

Time to first decision

The median number of days it takes for an article to go from submission to first editorial decision.

Time to first decision

7 days

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Ahead of print are accepted, peer reviewed articles that are not yet assigned to volumes/issues, but are citable using DOI. More info

Beyond reassurance: a validated video to support pediatric perioperative communication

Johan Berghmans

10.1016/j.jped.2026.101634

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Opioid use and naloxone-identified suspected opioid-related adverse events in a tertiary pediatric hospital: a retrospective study

Luíza Siqueira de Lima, Meire Ellen Pereira, Júlia Vicentin de Souza, Diancarlos Pereira de Andrade, Cristian Rodolfo Voigt, Julliana Bianco Giuriatti Bassani, Carolina Cardoso de Mello Prando, Cristiano Matos, ... Cláudia Sirlene Oliveira

10.1016/j.jped.2026.101628

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Relationship between dietary live microbial consumption and hypertension risk in children and adolescents: results from the NHANES 2009–2023

Xiaowei Li, Xiaoli Li, Yong Han, Xianmei Huang

10.1016/j.jped.2026.101630

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