About the Journal

General Information

Herald of the National Children's Medical Center is a peer-reviewed scientific medical journal published by the National Children's Medical Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The journal publishes scientific research devoted to the health and development of newborns, infants, children, and adolescents. Its primary scientific profile is Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

ISSN: 2181-3353.

The primary mission of the journal is to advance pediatric science and evidence-based clinical practice, disseminate reliable and methodologically sound research findings, contribute to the improvement of healthcare for children, and strengthen national and international scientific collaboration.

The journal provides an academic platform for researchers, pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, clinicians, surgeons, medical university faculty, doctoral researchers, early-career scientists, and other professionals engaged in research and clinical practice related to child health.

Beginning with the first issue of 2026, the journal applies an updated editorial and publishing policy developed with reference to internationally recognized principles and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), as well as the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, developed jointly by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, and WAME.

Under the updated policy, the journal has revised its requirements for manuscript preparation and submission, editorial assessment, independent peer review, editorial decision-making, authorship and contributorship, disclosure of funding and conflicts of interest, research ethics, informed consent, data transparency, use of artificial intelligence, handling of research integrity concerns, corrections and retractions, and other stages of the editorial and publishing process.

The journal adheres to the principles of academic integrity, editorial independence, transparent editorial procedures, independent peer review, Open Access, and responsible scholarly publishing.

Subject Area

Medicine

Subject Category

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

ASJC Classification: 2735

Research Areas

The journal considers scientific research directly related to the health of newborns, infants, children, and adolescents, including:

  • General Pediatrics;
  • Neonatology and Perinatology;
  • Pediatric Surgery;
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Care;
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine;
  • Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery;
  • Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery;
  • Pediatric Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine;
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases;
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology;
  • Pediatric Endocrinology;
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology;
  • Pediatric Nephrology and Urology;
  • Pediatric Hematology and Oncology;
  • Medical Genetics and Rare Diseases in Children;
  • Pediatric Rheumatology;
  • Pediatric Dermatology;
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology;
  • Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology;
  • Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics;
  • Pediatric Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders;
  • Growth and Development;
  • Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics;
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation;
  • Adolescent Health;
  • Preventive Pediatrics and Vaccination;
  • Pediatric Epidemiology and Public Health;
  • Laboratory Diagnostics in Pediatrics;
  • Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Radiology in Children;
  • Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence in Pediatrics;
  • Quality and Safety of Pediatric Healthcare;
  • other interdisciplinary research with a clear and substantiated relevance to Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

All manuscripts must demonstrate a clear and substantive relevance to the health of newborns, infants, children, or adolescents. Studies focused exclusively on adult populations without a meaningful pediatric component fall outside the scientific scope of the journal.

The Editorial Board welcomes scientifically rigorous and methodologically sound research that contributes to the advancement of pediatric science, evidence-based clinical practice, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and the improvement of healthcare for children.

Article Types

The journal considers the following principal types of manuscripts:

  • Original Research Articles;
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses;
  • Review Articles;
  • Brief Reports;
  • Clinical and Diagnostic Studies;
  • Case Reports with substantial scientific, diagnostic, therapeutic, or educational value;
  • other scientifically justified manuscript types consistent with the aims and scope of the journal.

Detailed requirements for each manuscript type are provided in the Instructions for Authors.

Publication Frequency

Herald of the National Children's Medical Center is published three times a year, with one issue released every four months.

Manuscripts are accepted throughout the year. Each issue consists of articles that have successfully completed preliminary editorial assessment, independent peer review, required revision, and final acceptance for publication.

As a general rule, each issue publishes at least 6 scientific articles. The actual number of publications is determined by the number of manuscripts that fully meet the journal’s scientific, ethical, and editorial requirements.

Languages of Publication

The journal accepts and publishes manuscripts in English, Russian, and Uzbek.

To ensure international discoverability and accurate indexing, key bibliographic metadata, including the article title, abstract, keywords, author information, and affiliations, must also be provided in English in accordance with the journal’s current requirements.

Open Access

Herald of the National Children's Medical Center is an Open Access journal.

Published articles are freely and permanently available through the official journal website immediately after publication, without subscription or registration requirements.

The journal does not apply an embargo period to published scholarly content.

Detailed provisions concerning copyright, licensing, and reuse of published materials are defined in the journal’s separate Open Access and Copyright Policy.

Peer Review Process

The journal operates a double-anonymous peer review system in which the identities of authors and reviewers are not disclosed to one another during the review process.

Before external peer review, each manuscript undergoes preliminary editorial assessment for compliance with:

  • the scientific scope of the journal;
  • manuscript preparation requirements;
  • basic scientific quality criteria;
  • research and publication ethics.

Manuscripts that successfully pass preliminary editorial assessment are sent to at least two independent reviewers with appropriate scientific expertise.

Peer review assesses the originality and scientific significance of the research, methodology and study design, statistical analysis, reliability of results, clinical and scientific relevance, ethical compliance, quality of reporting, validity of conclusions, and relevance to the journal’s scientific scope.

Following evaluation, a manuscript may be accepted, returned for minor or major revision, sent for further review, or rejected.

The final editorial decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or another authorized editor in accordance with the journal’s editorial policy, taking into account reviewer reports, authors’ responses, the revised manuscript, and requirements of academic integrity.

Ownership, Publishing and Technical Support

Owner and Issuing Body:
National Children's Medical Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Publishing and Technical Support:
I-EDU GROUP LLC

I-EDU GROUP LLC provides publishing infrastructure, organizational and technical support, operation of the journal’s electronic platform, metadata management, DOI-related services, digital dissemination, and technical support.

Publishing and technical support do not influence scientific assessment, peer review, or editorial decisions.

All decisions concerning manuscript suitability, peer review, revision, acceptance, or rejection remain under the exclusive responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board.

Editorial Independence

The journal maintains a clear separation between publishing and technical functions and editorial decision-making.

Commercial, financial, administrative, institutional, technical, or other external factors must not determine whether a manuscript is accepted or rejected.

Editorial decisions are based on scientific quality and methodological soundness, originality and relevance, compliance with research and publication ethics, alignment with the journal’s scientific scope, and the results of independent peer review.

Publication Ethics and Academic Integrity

Herald of the National Children's Medical Center is committed to publication ethics, academic integrity, transparency, editorial independence, and responsible conduct of medical research.

The journal’s editorial policy is developed with reference to the principles and recommendations of:

  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE);
  • International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE);
  • Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, developed jointly by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, and WAME;
  • the Declaration of Helsinki and other applicable ethical standards for medical research involving human participants.

Authors are required, where applicable, to disclose and document:

  • authorship and individual author contributions;
  • conflicts of interest;
  • sources of funding and the role of sponsors;
  • ethics committee approval;
  • informed consent;
  • consent for publication;
  • measures to protect patient confidentiality;
  • clinical trial registration where required;
  • availability of research data;
  • use of artificial intelligence;
  • other information necessary to ensure research transparency.

Research Involving Children and Other Vulnerable Groups

Because the journal’s primary scientific field is directly related to pediatrics and child health, particular attention is given to the protection of minors and other vulnerable research participants.

Research involving human participants must be conducted in accordance with applicable ethical requirements and, where required, must receive approval from an appropriate ethics committee.

For research involving minors, authors must report the process for obtaining consent from parents or legal guardians and, where appropriate considering the participant’s age and maturity, the child’s own assent.

Identifiable patient information must not be published without appropriate consent for publication.

Plagiarism and Research Misconduct

The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, duplicate or redundant publication, fabrication or falsification of data, inappropriate manipulation of images or research data, citation manipulation, inappropriate authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or other forms of research and publication misconduct.

Submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism-detection software as part of the editorial assessment process.

A similarity percentage alone is not used as the sole basis for an editorial decision. Similarity reports are evaluated by the editors in the context of the nature and extent of overlap, proper citation and attribution, scientific terminology, and other relevant circumstances.

Where potential misconduct is identified, the journal conducts an appropriate review. Depending on the nature and stage of the case, actions may include requesting clarification or original data, rejecting the manuscript, correcting a published article, issuing an expression of concern, retracting the article, or taking other necessary editorial action.

Sustainable Development Goals

The journal’s scientific activities primarily contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 — Good Health and Well-Being.

Where directly relevant to child health, the journal’s research may also contribute to:

  • SDG 2 — Zero Hunger;
  • SDG 6 — Clean Water and Sanitation;
  • SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities.

These Sustainable Development Goal connections do not broaden the journal’s scientific scope beyond Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

ISSN 2181-3353 (Print)
ISSN 2181-3353 (Online)