Home - Translational Pediatrics

Reviewer of the Month (2025)

In 2025, TP reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Join us at the 105th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)

The 105th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) is going to be held at the Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA, USA from May 2 to 5, 2025: https://events.aats.org/am25.

As the world's most prestigious thoracic surgery event, the annual meeting of AATS helps grow one’s expertise, network with leading experts, and build the future of thoracic surgery.

This year Translational Pediatrics (TP) as well as its sister journals and books published by AME Publishing Company will be on display during this exciting academic event! We would like to seize this great opportunity to meet our authors, editorial board members and readers.

TP 2024 Annual Report

We are glad to present you the 2024 Annual Report of TP and would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers.

We wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025 and look forward to working with you in the new year to continue the success of TP.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

TP features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Interviews with Guest Editors

Over the years, a number of TP guest editors have made valuable contributions to the journal. This column features interviews with our guest editors, who graciously share their experience in scientific careers and provide insightful perspectives on the special series.

New Impact Factor for Translational Pediatrics: 1.5

We are pleased to announce that the Translational Pediatrics (TP) has attained its new impact factor update for the 2023 citation year: 1.5.

Translational Pediatrics 2023 CiteScore Released: 4.5

We are pleased to announce that the Translational Pediatrics (TP) has received its 2023 CiteScore: 4.5, ranking 72 out of 330 journals in the Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

Join us at the 1st World Summit for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Dr. Corno will have an oral poster presentation at 10:00-10:30 on June 7 about arterial switch and neurological outcomes, and Dr. Dodge-Khatami will be a Session Chair in Room Rossa at 14;00-18:00 on June 5 about the 3D simulation of cardiac surgery and a moderator for Session 12 at 8:20-9:50 on June 8, 2024 at ECHSA on AV Valves for single ventricle. We warmly welcome you meeting Dr. Corno and Dr. Dodge-Khatami in Bologna!

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2024)

In 2024, many authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspectives and insightful views as authors.

Announcement of TP New Co-Editor-in-Chief

The editorial office is pleased to announce that Dr. Antonio F. Corno is taking over as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Translational Pediatric (TP) in tandem with Dr. Yu-Jia Yang, effective from May 25, 2023. Please join us in wishing Dr. Corno all the best in his new role!

Implementation of transparent peer review at Translational Pediatrics

With a commitment to openness and accountability, and to increase the level of transparency throughout our peer review process, our editorial office has decided to implement a transparent peer review process as an option for all manuscripts submitted to TP from March 19, 2020.

‹ ›

Vol 14, No 1 (January, 2025)

Articles in Press

Past Issues

About tp

Manuscript Submission

AME Editing Service

Reprint & Permission

Advertising

Contact us

General editorial enquiries:
Email: editor@thetp.org
Copyright related contact:
Email: permissions@amegroups.com
Commercial Sales contact (Reprints, advertising, etc.):
Email: sales@amegroups.com

Cover Story (Published) more

Title: The Cat Da Zhuang

Cover story: This work was created on February 21, 2024, and was created with watercolour, with a length of 40 cm and a width of 28 cm.

I've always loved my uncle" alt="The Cat <em>Da Zhuang</em>">

This work was created on February 21, 2024, and was created with watercolour, with a length of 40 cm... More >>

Title: Christmas Lights

Cover story: Christmas Lights: "Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way"，Christmas is here! The Christmas tree is full of shining lights, just like the light in each of our hearts. Daddy said Santa Claus would come in the evening and bring me presents，So I wrote a letter to Santa Claus, hoping he can send me a big Ultraman. Ultraman is my favorite toy, because Ultraman is my hero. As long as there is light in the heart, there is no fear of the dark.

I hope everyone can get the gifts they want and have a happy Christmas. Just like the light of Christmas shines in everyone's heart. Good night, everyone. When I wake up tomorrow, I'm going to find my Christmas present!

Artist: My name is Deng Shuyang, or you can call me Gordon. I am 5 years old. Like many children, I have lots of hobbies. I love to play, play sports, explore, but my favorite thing is reading and painting. Sometimes I'll share the story with my friends, and sometimes I" alt="Christmas Lights">

Christmas Lights: "Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way"，Christmas is here! The ... More >>

Title: Hide-and-seek

Cover story: Hide-and-seek is the quintessential children's game and is played all over the world. Psychological, emotional and social needs can explain this in medicine. Although Ziqiao doesn't understand all the medical reasoning, she likes the game. She used to play this game with her mum and dad, the kindergarteners and even the kittens and puppies. She can" alt="Hide-and-seek">

Hide-and-seek is the quintessential children's game and is played all over the world. More >>

Editorial Commentary

Shorter treatments for (febrile) urinary tract infections: are we there?

Gerdien A. Tramper-Stranders

PDF Pages: 1-3 Full Text (148) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Therapeutic drug monitoring of posaconazole oral suspension in paediatric hematology patients under 13 years of age

Xiaohuan Du, Yinghui Yan, Fang Li, Mi Zhou, Mengjie Yang, Shaoyan Hu, Jing Ling, Shuwei Yuan, Wenjing Wang, Chao Gu, Zengyan Zhu, Wenjuan Wang

PDF Pages: 4-13 Full Text (246) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Family-centered care in the neonatal intensive care unit: a meta-analysis and systematic review of outcomes for preterm infants

Shuang Chen, Hong Shen, Qiuhong Jin, Liangping Zhou, Lin Feng

PDF Pages: 14-24 Full Text (314) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Nomogram construction based on characteristic genes and clinical variables to predict the risk of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome caused by influenza in children

Ming Chi, Fei Liu, Haifeng Chi, Ping Liu, Bo Xu, Dawei Zhang

PDF Pages: 25-41 Full Text (236) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Predictive value of ANE-SS combined with ferritin and DIC scores for mortality Risk in children with acute necrotizing encephalopathy

Fei Li, Kechun Li, Quan Wang, Suyun Qian, Chaonan Fan

PDF Pages: 42-51 Full Text (157) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Role of systemic inflammation response index and prognostic nutritional index in the prediction of moderate-to-severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm infants

Ning An, Jing Li, Mingxia Li

PDF Pages: 52-60 Full Text (187) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Nomogram-based prediction of postoperative complications in patients with hypospadias after perididymis covering

Jin-Ming Dong, Ya-Ke Gao, Yan-Dong Yang, Yi-Qun Shi, Li-Na Zhang, Jing Liu, Hai-Jun Zhao, Xiao-Bo Zhao

PDF Pages: 61-69 Full Text (144) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The value of CT-based radiomics for differentiation of pleural effusions in bacterial pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

Jun Li, Jiajun Si, Yanlin Yang, Li Zhang, Yushan Deng, Hao Ding, Xin Chen, Ling He

PDF Pages: 70-79 Full Text (255) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Risk factors and risk prediction model for recurrence in medulloblastoma

Ruyu Ai, Qiandong Liang, Guanhua Deng, Mingyao Lai, Qingjun Hu, Shaoqun Li, Minting Ye, Linbo Cai, Juan Li

PDF Pages: 80-91 Full Text (201) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Efficacy and safety of different doses of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues in the treatment of precocious puberty in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Peipei Jin, Yu Zhang, Xueqiong Zhu, Anle Wu

PDF Pages: 92-103 Full Text (181) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Risk factors for early secondary infections after cardiopulmonary bypass in children with congenital heart disease: a single-center analysis of 265 cases

Mei Li, Yijun Nie, Guosheng Qiu, Yu Jiang, Nagarajan Muthialu, Zhiyong Yang

PDF Pages: 104-112 Full Text (219) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for sex hormones in children in Wuhan: a cross-sectional study of 2,477 healthy children and adolescents

Lun Zhao, Wenbin Tuo, Jun Wang, Chunhui Yuan, Wei Luo, Mo Wu, Xiaoqian Chen, Si Xie, Liping Li, Yu Shang, Chengdong Qiu, Yun Xiang, Hong Sun, Cong Yao, Qinzhen Cai

PDF Pages: 113-126 Full Text (212) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Sport-related performance anxiety in young athletes: a clinical practice review

Katherine T. Beenen, Jennifer A. Vosters, Dilip R. Patel

PDF Pages: 127-138 Full Text (472) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Global trends and challenges in childhood caries: a 20-year bibliometric review

Liyun Zhai, Jiaxin Kong, Chaonan Zhao, Yang Xu, Xiaoxue Sang, Weiguang Zhu, Ning Yao

PDF Pages: 139-152 Full Text (232) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Report

Ultrasonographic diagnosis of secondary cardiac position alterations led by fetal thoraco-abdominal anomalies: a report of three cases

Lan Yu, Guilan Ding, Hong’e Wan

PDF Pages: 153-160 Full Text (162) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Clinical analysis of 10 neonates born to mothers with 2019-nCoV pneumonia

Huaping Zhu, Lin Wang, Chengzhi Fang, Sicong Peng, Lianhong Zhang, Guiping Chang, Shiwen Xia, Wenhao Zhou

Published online: 21 February 2020

PDF Pages: 51-60 Full Text (91642) Open Access

Review Article

Autism spectrum disorder: definition, epidemiology, causes, and clinical evaluation

Holly Hodges, Casey Fealko, Neelkamal Soares

Published online: 22 February 2020

PDF Pages: S55-S65 Full Text (65325) Open Access

Review Article

Recovery of steroid induced adrenal insufficiency

Areej K. Younes, Noor K. Younes

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 269-273 Full Text (65278) Open Access

Review Article

Dermatologic manifestations of endocrine disorders

Michael Lause, Alisha Kamboj, Esteban Fernandez Faith

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 300-312 Full Text (57677) Open Access

Review Article

Cerebral palsy in children: a clinical overview

Dilip R. Patel, Mekala Neelakantan, Karan Pandher, Joav Merrick

Published online: 22 February 2020

PDF Pages: S125-S135 Full Text (49308) Open Access

Review Article

A clinical primer on intellectual disability

Dilip R. Patel, Maria Demma Cabral, Arlene Ho, Joav Merrick

Published online: 22 February 2020

PDF Pages: S23-S35 Full Text (48185) Open Access

Rare Diseases Column (Review Article)

Phenylketonuria: a review of current and future treatments

Naz Al Hafid, John Christodoulou

Published online: 31 October 2015

PDF Pages: 304-317 Full Text (40966) Open Access

Review Article

Hypoglycemia in the preterm neonate: etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, management and long-term outcomes

Anudeepa Sharma, Ajuah Davis, Prem S. Shekhawat

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 335-348 Full Text (39772) Open Access

Review Article

Non-accidental trauma in pediatric patients: a review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

Alexandra R. Paul, Matthew A. Adamo

Published online: 31 July 2014

PDF Pages: 195-207 Full Text (35931) Open Access

Review Article

Transient hypothyroidism in the newborn: to treat or not to treat

Neelakanta Kanike, Ajuah Davis, Prem S. Shekhawat

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 349-358 Full Text (33532) Open Access

Review Article

Genetics of hereditary neurological disorders in children

Yue Huang, Sui Yu, Zhanhe Wu, Beisha Tang

Published online: 01 April 2014

PDF Pages: 108-119 Full Text (31425) Open Access

Review Article

Participation in sports in relation to adolescent growth and development

Kelly A. Brown, Dilip R. Patel, Daphne Darmawan

Published online: 24 July 2017

PDF Pages: 150-159 Full Text (30772) Open Access

Review Article

Ophthalmic manifestations of endocrine disorders—endocrinology and the eye

Alisha Kamboj, Michael Lause, Priyanka Kumar

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 286-299 Full Text (29953) Open Access

Review Article

Mesenchymal stem cells: potential application in intervertebral disc regeneration

Aiqun Wei, Bojiang Shen, Lisa Williams, Ashish Diwan

Published online: 01 April 2014

PDF Pages: 71-90 Full Text (29758) Open Access

Review Article

Uniparental disomy in Robertsonian translocations: strategies for uniparental disomy testing

Moh-Ying Yip

Published online: 01 April 2014

PDF Pages: 98-107 Full Text (27331) Open Access

Review Article

Antibiotics in inflammatory bowel diseases: do we know what we’re doing?

Oren Ledder

Published online: 28 January 2019

PDF Pages: 42-55 Full Text (26128) Open Access

Review Article

Pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: a review for practitioners

Dilip R. Patel, Cynthia Feucht, Kelly Brown, Jessica Ramsay

Published online: 14 January 2018

PDF Pages: 23-35 Full Text (25135) Open Access

Review Articles

Research advances in neonatal hypoglycemic brain injury

Jun Su, Li Wang

Published online: 08 October 2012

PDF Pages: 108-115 Full Text (24338) Open Access

Original Article

Sigh syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic: Is it a signal of the mental health status of Chinese children and adolescents?

Yijie Huang, Huiyun Zhang, Yinghong Fan, Maosheng Ji, Li Wang, Tao Ai

Published online: 07 February 2021

PDF Pages: 415-422 Full Text (23362) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Review Article

1^st trimester miscarriage: four decades of study

Kathy Hardy, Philip John Hardy

Published online: 28 April 2015

PDF Pages: 189-200 Full Text (23299) Open Access

Full Most Read article list >>

Original Article

Association of folate metabolism genes MTHFR and MTRR with multiple complex congenital malformation risk in Chinese population of Shanxi

Qin Zhang, Baoling Bai, Xiaozhen Liu, Chunyue Miao, Huili Li

Evaluation of cerebral function in high risk term infants by using a scoring system based on aEEG

Fang Luo, Zheng Chen, Huijia Lin, Chenhong Wang, Xiaolu Ma, Liping Shi

Visuoperceptual sequelae in children with hemophilia and intracranial hemorrhage

Guadalupe Morales, Esmeralda Matute, Erin T. O’Callaghan, Joan Murray, Alberto Tlacuilo-Parra

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms at 3'-untranslated region are associated with susceptibility to preterm birth

Qin Zhu, Ying Chen, Jianrong Dai, Benjing Wang, Minjuan Liu, Yun Wang, Jianying Tao, Hong Li

Review Article

Distress and adjustment among adolescents and young adults with cancer: an empirical and conceptual review

Ursula M. Sansom-Daly, Claire E. Wakefield

Preoperative chemotherapy and local stage III in nephroblastoma

Norbert Graf, Rhoikos Furtwängler

Genetics of hereditary neurological disorders in children

Yue Huang, Sui Yu, Zhanhe Wu, Beisha Tang

Preterm birth and single nucleotide polymorphisms in cytokine genes

Qin Zhu, Jian Sun, Ying Chen

Advances and issues in flow cytometric detection of immunophenotypic changes and genomic rearrangements in acute pediatric leukemia

Xin Maggie Wang

Pediatric hepatoblastoma: diagnosis and treatment

Eiso Hiyama

Genetic causes of cancer predisposition in children and adolescents

Federica Saletta, Luciano Dalla Pozza, Jennifer A. Byrne

Down syndrome and leukemia: insights into leukemogenesis and translational targets

Marion K. Mateos, Draga Barbaric, Sally-Anne Byatt, Rosemary Sutton, Glenn M. Marshall

Spanning the genomics era: the vital role of a single institution biorepository for childhood cancer research over a decade

Li Zhou, Daniel Catchpoole

Regenerative medicine therapy for single ventricle congenital heart disease

Chetan Ambastha, Gregory J. Bittle, David Morales, Nathaniel Parchment, Progyaparamita Saha, Rachana Mishra, Sudhish Sharma, Alexander Vasilenko, Muthukumar Gunasekaran, Manal T. Al-Suqi, Deqiang Li, Peixin Yang, Sunjay Kaushal

Original Articles

A pilot trial on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux-related cough in infants

Darryl J. Adamko, Carina M. Majaesic, Christopher Skappak, Adrian B. Jones

Cloning and sequence analysis of SLC25A13 transcripts in human amniocytes

Zhan-Hui Zhang, Xin-Jing Zhao, Yuan-Zong Song, Xiao-Mei Tang, Qing-Bing Zha

Pneumatically-driven external pressure applicator to augment Fontan hemodynamics: preliminary findings

Amy L. Throckmorton, Sonya S. Bhavsar, Steven G. Chopski, William B. Moskowitz

Epidemiological survey and analysis of asthma in children aged 0-14 years old in urban and rural areas of Chengdu region

Min Li, Qiong Zhang, Wei-Juan Shi, Lan Li, Yan Li, Ying Pang, Bin Yao, Hong Jiang

Review Articles

The concept and practice of Fanconi Anemia: from the clinical bedside to the laboratory bench

Zhan-He Wu

Editorials

Brain size and neuropsychological functioning in long-term survivors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Jean M. Mulcahy Levy, Stephen P. Hunger

Research Highlights

Pediatric high-grade gliomas: survival at what cost?

Katherine E. Warren

Is quarterly bolus vitamin D₃ supplementation adequate to prevent childhood pneumonia?

Ursula Thiem, Enikö Kállay, Kyra Borchhardt

Column on Metabolism of Childhood Cancer

Lin28 and let-7 in cell metabolism and cancer

Liem H. Nguyen, Hao Zhu

Energy metabolism in neurodevelopment and medulloblastoma

Katherine Tech, Timothy R. Gershon

Energy metabolism in neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor

Sepideh Aminzadeh, Silvia Vidali, Wolfgang Sperl, Barbara Kofler, René G. Feichtinger

Metabolism of Childhood Cancer Column (Review Article)

Translational development of difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) for the treatment of neuroblastoma

Hamid Bassiri, Adriana Benavides, Michelle Haber, Susan K. Gilmour, Murray D. Norris, Michael D. Hogarty

Rare Diseases Column (Review Article)

Phenylketonuria: a review of current and future treatments

Naz Al Hafid, John Christodoulou

Below are the latest Translational Pediatrics articles published online ahead of print publication.

Currently no content available!

Journal Highlight more

Translational Pediatrics is an open access, peer-reviewed international journal indexed by PubMed/PMC and Science Citation Indexed Expanded (SCIE), focusing on all aspects of health care in newborns, children and adolescents. Contributions pertinent to pediatrics are also included from related fields such as nutrition, surgery, respiration, dentistry, urology, public health, child health services, human genetics, basic sciences, psychology, psychiatry, education, sociology, and nursing.