Archives of Disease in Childhood

Archives of Disease in Childhood is a monthly peer-reviewed paediatrics journal published by BMJ on behalf of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, established in 1926, covering all aspects of child health and disease, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.4（Archives of Disease in Childhood）是由 BMJ 代表（Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health）出版的月刊级同行评审儿科学期刊，1926 年创办，涵盖儿童健康与疾病的各个方向，2025 年影响因子为 3.4。

Scope

• All aspects of child health and disease, from the perinatal period through adolescence儿童健康与疾病的各个方向，从围产期到青春期。
• Clinical paediatrics and evidence-based practice for child health professionals面向儿童健康专业人员的临床儿科学与循证实践。
• The Fetal and Neonatal Edition covers the perinatal period and newborn medicine（Fetal and Neonatal Edition）专版覆盖围产期与新生儿医学。
• The Education and Practice Edition supports continuing professional development（Education and Practice Edition）专版服务于继续职业发展。
• Original research, reviews, perspectives and education content across paediatric subspecialties涵盖儿科学各亚专业的原创研究、综述、观点与教育内容。

History

• The journal was first published in 1926, at a time when the need for physicians to care for children was still debated该刊于 1926 年首次出版，当时儿科医师照护儿童的必要性仍有争议。
• Its first edition carried an introduction by Thomas Barlow setting out the case for a new journal其首版由 Thomas Barlow 撰写引言，阐明创办一份新刊的理由。
• It is the scientific journal of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and is published by BMJ该刊是（Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health）的学术期刊，由 BMJ 出版。
• It reaches its centenary in 2026 and is issued monthly alongside its Education and Practice and Fetal and Neonatal editions该刊将于 2026 年迎来百年，按月刊发行，并附有教育与实践、胎儿与新生儿两个专版。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Nick Brown, based at Uppsala University in Sweden and at Aga Khan University in Pakistan现任主编为 Nick Brown，任职于瑞典（Uppsala University）与巴基斯坦（Aga Khan University）。
• The journal maintains statistical editors, international advisors and section editors for its specialist editions该刊设有统计编辑、国际顾问以及各专版的栏目编辑。
• Its editorial board spans Europe, Asia and beyond, reflecting a global readership其编委会成员遍及欧洲、亚洲等地，呼应其全球读者群。
• It operates a peer-review process with an acceptance rate of about 30% and a median time to first decision with review of 56 days该刊实行同行评审，录用率约 30%，送审后首次决定的中间时间为 56 天。