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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts to the Journal of Pediatrics in Resource-Limited Settings (JPRLS). Before starting your submission, please make sure that your manuscript:

  • fits the journal’s aims and scope

  • matches one of the journal’s article types

  • is written in English

  • is complete, clear, readable, and sufficiently prepared for editorial and peer-review assessment

JPRLS uses a simple first-submission format. At initial submission, detailed journal-specific formatting is not required. The manuscript should nevertheless be consistently formatted, with a clear and concise title and an abstract that can be understood on its own where an abstract is required.

All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine whether they fit the journal’s scope and article type and meet basic scholarly, methodological, ethical, reporting, and presentation standards. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be declined without external peer review. Submissions that proceed further are handled according to the peer-review route specified for the selected article type.

Before submission, authors must ensure that all listed authors meet the journal’s authorship requirements, have approved the submitted version, and consent to the submission. Authors are also responsible for obtaining any required ethics approval, informed consent, consent for publication, and permission to reproduce or adapt copyrighted material included in the submission.

Please review the full Instructions for Authors, Article Types, and Journal Policies before submitting your manuscript.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Please confirm that:

  • your manuscript fits the journal’s scope and the selected article type

  • your manuscript is original, has not been formally published in whole or in substantial part elsewhere, and is not under consideration by another journal or publisher

  • you have followed the reporting guideline or checklist appropriate to the study design, where applicable

  • the author list is final, all listed authors meet authorship requirements, and all authors have approved the submission

  • the corresponding author details are complete and accurate; ORCID iDs are required for the corresponding author and encouraged for coauthors

  • any required ethics approval, informed consent, consent for publication, trial registration, animal-ethics approval, or other oversight requirements have been completed and are reported in the manuscript where applicable

  • a Data Availability Statement is prepared for all original research

  • any relevant code, protocol, or other underlying materials are described appropriately, where applicable

  • all funding sources, grant numbers where applicable, sponsor roles, and competing interests have been disclosed fully and accurately

  • all references have been checked for accuracy and completeness

  • all tables and figures are appropriately numbered, labeled, and cited in the manuscript

  • any required permission to reproduce or adapt previously published figures, tables, images, questionnaires, datasets, or other copyrighted material has been obtained

  • any preprint, conference abstract, poster, thesis, trial-registration record, related manuscript, overlapping paper, or other closely related material has been disclosed

If the manuscript was previously reviewed by another journal, you may also provide the earlier editor and reviewer comments and your responses, but this is optional.

Editorials

Editorials address topics relevant to the journal’s scope, priorities, or published content. They are invited only and undergo editorial assessment; external peer review may be used at the Editor’s discretion.

Original Research

Original Research reports original empirical research in clinical pediatrics, child health, or pediatric medical education and training, particularly relevant to resource-limited, underserved, or inequity-affected settings. Relevant pediatric surgery manuscripts are also welcome. Manuscripts undergo double-anonymous peer review.

Brief Reports

Brief Reports present concise reports of original research suitable for shorter presentation. Manuscripts undergo double-anonymous peer review.

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should follow PRISMA 2020 and include a completed PRISMA checklist at initial submission and a flow diagram where applicable. Prospective registration in a public registry is strongly expected where appropriate, preferably PROSPERO when eligible. Manuscripts undergo single-anonymous peer review, ordinarily with at least two independent reviewers.

Narrative Reviews

Narrative Reviews are commissioned or invited and are not open to unsolicited submissions. Invitation or commissioning does not guarantee acceptance. Manuscripts undergo single-anonymous peer review.

Case Reports and Case Series

Case Reports and Case Series describe clinically important, educational, unusual, or contextually relevant pediatric cases or small case series. Manuscripts should follow CARE where appropriate and include any required patient consent. Submissions undergo single-anonymous peer review.

Medical Education Papers

Medical Education Papers report studies or scholarly work on pediatric training, curriculum, assessment, workforce development, or capacity building. Research studies should follow IMRaD and the reporting guideline appropriate to the study design; descriptive reports may use clear topic-based headings. Manuscripts undergo double-anonymous peer review.

Clinical Handles

Clinical Handles are tightly focused mini-reviews built around a specific clinical clue, symptom, sign, or investigation that helps narrow diagnosis in resource-limited settings. Submissions may be commissioned/invited or unsolicited and undergo single-anonymous peer review. Maximum: 1,500 words, 20 references, and 3 tables/figures/boxes combined.

Pediatric Science Simplified

Pediatric Science Simplified articles are concise, practice-oriented mini-reviews explaining pediatric basic science for clinicians. Articles are commissioned or invited and undergo single-anonymous peer review. Maximum: 2,000 words, 20 references, and 3 tables/figures/boxes combined.

Guideline Mini Reviews

Guideline Mini Reviews are concise, practice-oriented mini-reviews that summarize and contextualize a specific guideline for resource-constrained settings. Articles are commissioned or invited and undergo single-anonymous peer review. Maximum: 2,000 words, 20 references, and 3 tables/figures/boxes combined.

Acute and Critical Care Mini Reviews

Acute and Critical Care Mini Reviews are narrowly focused mini-reviews on a specific practical issue in pediatric emergency or critical care in resource-constrained settings. Articles are commissioned or invited and undergo single-anonymous peer review. Maximum: 1,800 words, 20 references, and 3 tables/figures/boxes combined.

Viewpoints

Viewpoints present evidence-informed perspectives, arguments, or reflections relevant to the journal’s scope. Submissions may be invited or unsolicited. They undergo editorial assessment, with external peer review used when appropriate.

Letters to the Editor/Correspondence

Brief letters commenting on material published in JPRLS, or concise evidence-informed observations, clarifications, or perspectives relevant to the journal’s scope. Submissions are unsolicited and undergo editorial assessment; external peer review may be used at editorial discretion. Maximum: 750 words, 10 references, and usually no tables or figures; up to 1 may be included if clearly justified.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright in their work. By publishing in the journal, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish the article, to identify itself as the original publisher, and to distribute the article in all media and formats.

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This license permits sharing and adaptation, including for commercial use, provided appropriate attribution is given and any changes are indicated. The applicable license will be stated on the article webpage and in the published full text.

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that they have read and agree that, if the article is accepted for publication, it will be published under these copyright and licensing terms.

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