ISSN 0021-7557 printed version
ISSN 1678-4782 online version

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Jornal de Pediatria is the official publication of The Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP). This peer-reviewed journal has been continuously published since 1934. Jornal de Pediatria is a bimonthly publication, and the full text of its articles is available in the print and online versions. The Impact Factor (JCR) for 2009 is 1.382.

An online, full-text version of Jornal de Pediatria is available at http://www.jped.com.br in both Portuguese and English. Access to the site is free of charge. Jornal de Pediatria publishes materials aimed at improving the standards of pediatrics and healthcare provided for children and adolescents in general, as well as materials that foster debate about health.

Its abbreviated title is J. Pediatr. (Rio J.), and it should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips.

The articles published in Jornal de Pediatria are indexed by:

• Index Medicus/Medline
• SciELO
• Scopus
• CrossRef
• Google Scholar
• EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
• Medical Research Index
• University Microfilms International
• LILACS
• Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica (SIIC) Data Bases
• Science Citation Index Expanded
• Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition

Jornal de Pediatria holds all the exclusive rights related to the journal and its material, including the copyright to translation in all signatory countries of the Pan American and the International Convention on Copyright.

Articles may be translated and published by the official journals of the Pediatric Society of the Conesul (Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Chile, and Bolivia).

Jornal de Pediatria may not be held responsible for the concepts published in authoritative articles.

Jornal de Pediatria also does not vouch for or support the advertisement shown, products or services advertised, nor the claims of our advertisers. Jornal de Pediatria does not publish paid for articles in its editorials. The articles published are copyrighted by Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria.

The publication of the journal is financed by the:

• Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). Programa de Apoio a Publicações Científicas.