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PEDIATRIA Journal, of the Colombian Society of Pediatrics, founded in October 1941 is considered the official communication organ of the Society, according to its statutes and its mission, which is the spreading of knowledge and research results, generated by pediatricians in the territory of Colombia, through the publishing of articles of social and scientific character, that are considered appropriate for the community. The journal is published quarterly. It is released in March, June, September, and December, and presents articles that are the result of research in pediatrics, as well as topics related to the specialty, such as social medicine, regulation related to infants and public health. The target audience is health professionals in general, and other professionals whose job may be related. Its short name is PEDIATRIA and its ISSN 0120-4912.

The instructions and policies for publishing follow the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

The Journal publishes articles of interest in pediatrics in the modalities of research articles, review articles, reflection articles, case reports, essays, and communications to the editor. Priority is given to the publication of original research articles. The Journal includes only articles that have not been previously published, either in part or in full. This condition does not prevent article submission rejected by other journals, complete reporting of research that has already been presented at scientific conferences (orally or in posters. In the letter accompanying the manuscript to the author, you must make this point explicit.