I am proud to serve on the Editorial Board of this wonderful journal. My hope is that it continues to combine scientific rigor with attention to studies that highlight the importance of humanizing care. Because the world needs not only new technology, but also new and good humanity.

My congratulations to the editorial staff of Pediatric Medicine for their first impact factor of 0.9 which is certainly an excellent result fort his “young” scientific international journal! The tremendous efforts of the enthousiastic editorial staff and the well recognized international editirial board to bring Pediatric Medicine to a higher levell is an important factor fort his succes!

This is a major milestone for PM that will promote the field in China and the region, through promoting regional and local research.

I congratulate Pediatric Medicine on achieving IF. It is important that an open-access journal from Asia maintains high-quality peer review standards while reducing financial barriers and expanding global access to critical pediatric information. It has been a privilege for me to participate in and continue to foster collaboration and communication. 

Congratulations to Pediatric Medicine (PM) receiving its first impact factor rating of 0.9 for the citation year 2004!  As an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal PM is helping to disseminate important research and critical reviews assisting the world’s health care providers in expanding their knowledge of pediatric and adolescent disease and management.  A big thank you to the editors, editorial board, reviewers authors for their great work, and to the readership for recognizing the usefulness of cutting edge clinical and translational research and creating a resource to be used around the world.

It is a great pleasure to recognize the scholarly achievement of Pediatric Medicine on the occasion of the journal attaining an impact factor of 0.9! This is a remarkable and significant recognition of the value of the articles published by Pediatric Medicine. More importantly, this milestone demonstrates the influence of the journal on the academic community and by extension to clinicians worldwide. One of the goals of the medical profession is to share knowledge; we can accomplish this ambition by publication. It is therefore highly gratifying to see that Pediatric Medicine is recognized by authors and readers as an important vehicle for the exchange of new knowledge. Kudos to all!