http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80 This feed contains articles for Pediatrics Subject Collection "Journalology" Pediatrics http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/124/3/e416?rss=1 OBJECTIVE: The goal was to evaluate pictures in magazines widely read by women of childbearing age, for adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for safe infant sleep practices. METHODS: Magazines were included in this study if they had an average female readership of >5 million, circulation of >900000, and median age of female readers of 20 to 40 years. Twenty magazines met these criteria. An additional 8 magazines targeted toward expectant parents and parents of young children were included, for a total of 28 magazines. Pictures of infant sleep environments and sleeping infants in articles and advertisements in issues of these 28 magazines were analyzed for adherence to AAP guidelines for decreasing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. RESULTS: A total of 391 unique pictures from 34 magazine issues were included in the analysis. Only 57 pictures (64%) portraying sleeping infants not being held by an adult portrayed the infants in the supine position, and 14.8% of sleeping infants were portrayed as sleeping with another person. Only 36 pictures (36.4%) of infant sleep environments portrayed a safe sleep environment, as recommended by the AAP. CONCLUSIONS: More than one third of pictures of sleeping infants in magazines geared toward childbearing women demonstrated infants in an inappropriate sleep position, and two thirds of pictures of infant sleep environments were not consistent with AAP recommendations. Messages in the media that are inconsistent with health care messages create confusion and misinformation about infant sleep safety and may lead inadvertently to unsafe practices. Joyner, B. L. Gill-Bailey, C. Moon, R. Y. 2009-09-01 doi:10.1542/peds.2008-3735 Infant Sleep Environments Depicted in Magazines Targeted to Women of Childbearing Age American Academy of Pediatrics 3 124 422 416 2009-09-01 ARTICLES http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/124/2/e180?rss=1 OBJECTIVE: We performed a content analysis of all Web pages viewed by a random sample of adolescents to describe exposure to tobacco- and smoking-related text and images. METHODS: Adolescents (14-17 years of age) with home Internet access were recruited. Internet-tracking software was installed on home computers used by 346 eligible consenting participants. All Web pages viewed by adolescent participants were captured during a 30-day period for each subject. Keywords on smoking and tobacco were used to identify tobacco images or text. RESULTS: The 346 participants viewed 1.2 million Web pages, of which 8702 (0.72%) contained tobacco or smoking content. Exposure to tobacco content did not vary according to smoking status. Content was protobacco on 1916 pages, antitobacco on 1572, and complex or unclear on 5055. Social networking sites, mainly MySpace, represented 53% of pages (n = 4612) on which tobacco content was found. All pages with smoking content contained references in text, and 256 (3%) contained images. Many (43%) of the adolescents were exposed to protobacco imagery (median: 3 pages per month). Cigarettes were mentioned on 20% of pages. Tobacco products were sold on 50 pages, and 242 pages contained links to tobacco products sold on other pages. On social networking sites, 4121 pages included a mention of smoking status in the authors' individual profiles, with 23% of authors identifying themselves as smokers. CONCLUSIONS: Many adolescents are consistently exposed to tobacco content on the Internet, but the volume of exposure is limited and not all content represents protobacco content. Jenssen, B. P. Klein, J. D. Salazar, L. F. Daluga, N. A. DiClemente, R. J. 2009-08-01 doi:10.1542/peds.2008-3838 Exposure to Tobacco on the Internet: Content Analysis of Adolescents' Internet Use American Academy of Pediatrics 2 124 186 180 2009-08-01 ARTICLES http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/124/1/391?rss=1 January 2009 marked the 61st anniversary of Pediatrics and a change in editorial leadership for the first time in 35 years. In our January commentary,1 we noted that we hoped to build on the great work of our predecessors Drs Jerold Lucey and Ralph Feigin by bringing a series of changes to the journal, not just for the sake of change but to allow the journal to continue to meet the needs of our readership and, in turn, our evolving field of pediatrics. This month marks another new chapter and change in our history as we proudly introduce a new design for the print edition of Pediatrics. The design of Pediatrics (print and online) has been an important consideration for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Last year, we conducted focus groups to ask you--our readers--for your o ... First, L. R. Moyer, V. A. Puskarz, J. Zahn, S. 2009-07-01 doi:10.1542/peds.2009-1241 Pediatrics Print Edition Is Redesigned to Better Meet Your Needs American Academy of Pediatrics 1 124 392 391 2009-07-01 COMMENTARIES http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/123/1/166?rss=1 Pediatrics, which receives more than 18 million annual online visits, is pleased to announce the launch of its redesigned and improved Web site at www.pediatrics.org (see Fig 1). Our new site offers enhanced navigation and a foundation for introducing new interactive Web-site features in the near future. The editors and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) want the Pediatrics Electronic Pages to be as useful to its readers as possible, and the new features being introduced will do just that. Our frequent reader surveys and an in-depth Web-site "usability study" conducted by Redish and Associates this past year suggested that a good proportion of our readers believed that the Pediatrics Web site looked boring, dense, too print-heavy, and not visual ... Puskarz, J. 2009-01-01 doi:10.1542/peds.2008-3368 Pediatrics Launches Redesign of Web Site American Academy of Pediatrics 1 123 167 166 2009-01-01 COMMENTARIES http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/119/6/1224?rss=1 This policy statement reviews the impressive progress of the State Children's Health Insurance Program since its enactment in 1997 and identifies outstanding challenges and state and federal policy recommendations. The American Academy of Pediatrics urges Congress to reauthorize SCHIP to strengthen its historic gains. The following set of recommended strategies for reauthorization pertain to funding, eligibility and enrollment, coverage, cost sharing, payment and provider-network capacity, and quality performance. Committee on Child Health Financing, 2007-06-01 doi:10.1542/peds.2007-0886 State Children's Health Insurance Program Achievements, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations American Academy of Pediatrics 6 119 1228 1224 2007-06-01 FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/119/4/661?rss=1 The electronic edition of Pediatrics celebrates its 10th birthday this year. This article describes the origins and evolution of the online edition of Pediatrics, which, after launching in 1997, featured the world's first online-only section of a medical journal. Over the proceeding 10 years the journal introduced numerous innovations, including e-mail alerts, postpublication peer review, video supplements, online classified advertisements, Web-based manuscript submission, early release, and the development of the eJournal Archive. This article also describes the use and reception of the electronic journal. Whether measured by article accesses, citation rates, or the number of manuscript submissions, the electronic edition of Pediatrics has proven to be a success. It has allowed the journal to publish a larger number of articles and reach a wider audience than would have been economically possible with a print-only publication. Yet, even as Pediatrics recreates itself online, it is clear that there is much more that can be done to fully realize the potential of the new medium to facilitate professional communication. Clarke, M. T. 2007-04-01 doi:10.1542/peds.2006-3432 Pediatrics on the Web: 10 Years of Innovation and Discovery American Academy of Pediatrics 4 119 669 661 2007-04-01 ARTICLES http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/119/1/e53?rss=1 OBJECTIVES. The 2- to 6-page print journal article has been the standard for 200 years, yet this format severely limits the amount of detailed information that can be conveyed. The World Wide Web provides a low-cost option for posting extended text and supplementary information. It also can enhance the experience of journal editors, reviewers, readers, and authors through added functionality (eg, online submission and peer review, postpublication critique, and e-mail notification of table of contents.) Our aim was to characterize ways that journals were using the World Wide Web in 2005 and note changes since 2003. METHODS. We analyzed the Web sites of 138 high-impact print journals in 3 ways. First, we compared the print and Web versions of March 2003 and 2005 issues of 28 journals (20 of which were randomly selected from the 138) to determine how often articles were published Web only and how often print articles were augmented by Web-only supplements. Second, we examined what functions were offered by each journal Web site. Third, for journals that offered Web pages for reader commentary about each article, we analyzed the number of comments and characterized these comments. RESULTS. Fifty-six articles (7%) in 5 journals were Web only. Thirteen of the 28 journals had no supplementary online content. By 2005, several journals were including Web-only supplements in >20% of their papers. Supplementary methods, tables, and figures predominated. The use of supplementary material increased by 5% from 2% to 7% in the 20-journal random sample from 2003 to 2005. Web sites had similar functionality with an emphasis on linking each article to related material and e-mailing readers about activity related to each article. There was little evidence of journals using the Web to provide readers an interactive experience with the data or with each other. Seventeen of the 138 journals offered rapid-response pages. Only 18% of eligible articles had any comments after 5 months. CONCLUSIONS. Journal Web sites offer similar functionality. The use of online-only articles and online-only supplements is increasing. Schriger, D. L. Ouk, S. Altman, D. G. 2007-01-01 doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1538 The Use of the World Wide Web by Medical Journals in 2003 and 2005: An Observational Study American Academy of Pediatrics 1 119 60 53 2007-01-01 ARTICLES http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/115/1/177?rss=1 The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors has recommended and will require that all randomized, controlled trials be registered for publication in their journals.1 We agree, and this will be a requirement for publication of trials in Pediatrics. This requirement will apply to any clinical trial starting enrollment after July 1, 2005. The registry to be used is sponsored by the US Library of Medicine. It is free and satisfies all the requirements of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.1,2 To register a trial, go to www.clinicaltrials.gov. ... Lucey, J. F. 2005-01-01 doi:10.1542/peds.2004-2267 Clinical Trial Registration to Be Required by Pediatrics American Academy of Pediatrics 1 115 177 2005-01-01 COMMENTARIES http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/114/4/1089?rss=1 Visitors to the Pediatrics Web site will notice a new feature: Early Release articles. Beginning this month, we will publish some articles online in advance of the issue in which the articles will ultimately appear. For example, articles that appear in the Early Release section of the Web site in October will ultimately be published in the November issue of the journal. Articles appearing in Early Release in November will ultimately be found in the December issue of Pediatrics. This new feature, combined with the journal's recent adoption of a Web-based manuscript submission and review system, is designed to provide readers with more timely information and authors with faster publication.1 To start, articles from the Electronic Pages section of the journal will be released early whenever possible. Becaus ... Clarke, M. T. Lucey, J. F. 2004-10-01 doi:10.1542/peds.2004-1820 Early Release of Articles in Pediatrics: Accelerating the Dissemination of Scientific Inquiry American Academy of Pediatrics 4 114 1090 1089 2004-10-01 COMMENTARIES http://pediatrics.aappublications.org:80/cgi/content/short/114/1/265?rss=1 Over the past few years there has been a growing concern within the world's scientific communities about access to scientific, technical, and medical (STM) literature. This concern has given rise to a movement within scientific and medical circles known as the "open-access" movement. Over the last 12 months, this concern has leapt from the acid-free pages of the world's STM journals to the newsprint of the mainstream media. Articles on the subject have appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, among other prominent media sources.1-5 Many of these articles have painted open-access advocates as something akin to Ali Baba standing before the locked portal of a cave in ... Clarke, M. T. 2004-07-01 doi:10.1542/peds.114.1.265 Open Sesame? Increasing Access to Medical Literature American Academy of Pediatrics 1 114 268 265 2004-07-01 COMMENTARIES