Pediatric Nephrology publishes original clinical research and new or important clinical observations pertaining to any aspect of the wide spectrum of acute and chronic diseases that affect renal function in children as well as on hypertension and fluid and electrolyte metabolism. Studies may involve medical, surgical, nutritional, physiologic, biochemical, pathologic or immunologic aspects of disease, imaging techniques or consequences of renal failure. Such work is published either as a full length original contribution or a brief report. The journal also reviews important new developments or controversial issues in the field through invited contributions from recognized authorities and through summaries by its contributing editors of related literature. Special features include pathologic case conferences, a section on practical pediatric nephrology, letters to the editors and a question and answer forum. Pediatric Nephrology ranks at position 12 in "Pediatrics" with an Impact Factor of 2.856
98% of authors who answered a survey reported that they would definitely publish or probably publish in the journal again
