Publishing articles of scientific excellence in pediatrics and child health delivery, Pediatrics International aims to encourage those involved in the research, practice and delivery of child health to share their experiences, ideas and achievements. Formerly Acta Paediatrica Japonica, the change in name in 1999 to Pediatrics International, reflects the Journal's international status both in readership and contributions (approximately 45% of articles published are from non-Japanese authors). The Editors continue their strong commitment to the sharing of scientific information for the benefit of children everywhere.

Editor-in-Chief
Yoshiyuki Ohtomo, Tokyo
Deputy Editors
Motohiro Kato, Tokyo
Editorial Board
Daisuke Hasegawa, Tokyo
Masahiro Hashizume, Nagasaki
Mariko Hida, Tokyo
Kei Inai, Tokyo 
Nobuaki Inoue, Tokyo 
Naruhiko Ishiwada, Chiba 
Yoshinori Ito, Nagoya  
Hirokazu  Kanegane, Tokyo 
Kazunari Kaneko, Osaka 
Kenichi Kashimada, Tokyo 
Hiroki Kondo, Nara 
Hideki Kumagai, Tochigi 
Kenji Kurosawa, Yokohama 
Takashi Kusaka, Kagawa 
Masaaki Mori, Tokyo 
Akio Nakai, Hyogo 
Jun Natsume, Nagoya 
Katsumi Nishiya, Osaka 
Taiki Nozaki, Tokyo 
Shouichi Ohga, Fukuoka 
Yusei Ohshima, Fukui 
Makio Oka, Okayama 
Norio Sakai, Osaka 
Takahiro Sugiura, Aichi 
Tomoaki Taguchi, Fukuoka  
Kenzo Takahashi, Tokyo 
Manatomo Toyono, Akita 
Shoji Tsuji, Osaka 
Atsushi Uchiyama, Tokyo 
Etsuji Ukiyama, Tokyo 
Ikuya Ueta, Saitama 
Hideo Yamanouchi, Saitama 
Shigemi Yoshihara, Tochigi
International Advisory Board
Herbert T Abelson, USA
John Court, Australia
Robert J Haggerty, USA
Lars Å Hanson, Sweden
Zai-Fang Jiang, People's Republic of China
Vladimir K Kozlov, Russia
Hung-Chi Lue, Taiwan
A Majid Molla, Kuwait
Stephen J Oppenheimer, UK
Mitrohan J Studenikin, Russia
Past Editor-in-Chief
Atsushi Manabe, Tokyo
Norikazu Shimizu, Tokyo
Yukishige Yanagawa, Tokyo
Shoichi Awa, Tokyo
Editorial Secretary
Akina Kokufuda, Tokyo
Kana Kodama, Tokyo
Statistics Editor
Osamu Takahashi, Tokyo