Authors' Guidelines

Dear author,

Welcome to Thieme! We are delighted that you want to publish in a Thieme journal.

Thieme is an international publisher of medical and science books, journals, electronic products and services, with a long-standing reputation for consistent quality and integrity. On publication, you will have benefited from peer review at the highest level and you will reach a broad professional audience.

To make submission of your article as efficient as possible, see the information below.

We look forward to receiving your manuscript!

Please note: We only accept manuscripts that have not yet been published or submitted elsewhere. If the content of your article has already been presented orally at a conference, please note this with details of the conference type, place, and date.

The corresponding author must ensure that all the other authors agree with the publication of the article in the version presented.

With acceptance of the manuscript, the publisher acquires rights of use for the duration of the legal protection term.

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Important changes to the manuscript guidelines

Please note the following information regarding changes to the manuscript guidelines effective from March 2026:

NEW as of March 2026: ScholarOne Prefill Tool

During submission, authors will be offered the option to use the ScholarOne Prefill Tool to streamline the submission process. By including a well-structured title page (including the title, abstract, keywords, author names, affiliations, and funding details) as the first page of the non-anonymized main manuscript file, the tool is capable of automatically extracting this information to prefill the submission form, reducing manual entry and improving consistency. If you use the Prefill Tool, please review the populated fields carefully and make any necessary corrections to ensure all information is accurate.

NEW as of March 2026: Manuscript Versions for Double-Anonymized Peer Review

To ensure double‑anonymized peer review, authors must submit two versions of their manuscript:

1. An anonymized version for review, with all identifying information removed (such as author names and affiliations, statements and link(s) addressing a preprint version of your submitting manuscript, if applicable).

2. A non‑anonymized version, including full author details and statements and link(s) addressing a preprint version of your submitting manuscript, if applicable; this version will be used for publication should the manuscript be accepted.

Please ensure that both versions are identical in content, differing only in the removal of identifying information.

NEW as of March 2026: ORCID required for submitting author

The submitting author is required to provide their ORCID iD (Open Researcher and Contributor iD) during submission. For all other authors listed on the manuscript, we recommend linking their existing ORCID iD to their own user account in the submission system. If an author does not yet have an ORCID iD, we recommend creating one and linking it accordingly. Linking your ORCID ensures accurate author identification, improves discoverability and recognition of your research, and supports consistent attribution across publications.

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Thieme's Journal Policies

For the Thieme Group, the integrity of our content and publishing process is of the utmost importance. When preparing your manuscript for submission, please ensure that you have read and understood Thieme's  Journal Policies in all its parts. Our specific guidelines and policies for authors on research integrity and ethics are based on the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and, where appropriate, the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) and other relevant industry agencies.

Artificial Intelligence and Authorship

Thieme aligns itself with the COPE Position Statement on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Authorship.

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools must not be listed as authors, as they do not fulfil all criteria for authorship. They cannot take responsibility for the integrity and the content of paper, and they cannot take on legal responsibility. Instead, GenAI use must be transparently documented in the Acknowledgements or Material and Methods sections.

General Information for Authors

In addition to the specific author guidelines for Klinische Pädiatrie/Clinical Research and Practice in Pediatrics (see below), please note the following general author information.

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General author guidelines (pdf-file for download)

The formal requirements your manuscript has to meet, are explained in our general author guidelines for original contributions, review articles or scientific case reports. You can download our general author guidelines as a PDF document Please, follow the link ARL_Wiss_Publikation_engl.pdf

In this document, we have compiled the formal requirements for the following points:

• Figures: rights of use / copyright / personal rights
• Scientific vocabulary
• Code names / fake names / fictional personal data
• Bibliography (If you are working with citation management software (Endnote, Zotero, Mendeley), please use the output style "Thieme-English". It is available in the relevant software or can be downloaded here.)
• Open Access
• Legal aspects
• Ethical aspects
• Financial support
• Submitting your manuscript
• Peer review of your manuscript
• Author’s proofs and approval
• Electronic reprint for personal use
• Check List — Structure of your article

Special Authors' guidelines for Klinische Pädiatrie/Clinical Research and Practice in Pediatrics

Aims and Scopes

Our journal Klinische Pädiatrie/Clinical Research and Practice in Pediatrics aims to contribute to all fields of clinical research and practice in pediatrics by publishing original research that contributes to the understanding of this field.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

• Selected original articles and reviews from all areas of pediatrics
• Interesting and unusual case reports
• Brief reports on networks and key institutions in pediatric and adolescent medicine
• Current advances in diagnostics and therapy
• Annual special issues:
  • Results in pediatric oncology
  • Results in pediatric pneumology

Klinische Pädiatrie/Clinical Research and Practice in Pediatrics publishes Review Articles, Guidelines, Original Articles, Case Reports, Pictorial Essays, Clinical Pictures, Diagnostic and treatment recommendations, Short Communications and Letters to the Editor.

Review Article

Review articles provide comprehensive, critical assessments of existing literature. They aim to summarize current knowledge, identify gaps, and propose future research directions. These articles are valuable for synthesizing information and guiding both clinical practice and further research.

Original Paper

Original papers present novel findings, are well-structured, and include comprehensive data and analysis. They follow a format that includes an abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and references.

Case Report

Generally, case reports should be submitted for the sections “Short Communication” and “Pictorial Essay” in the respective manuscript forms as described for these sections. An exception is made for case reports that show molecular findings, and which fulfil the requirement of a “proof of principle”: these manuscripts may be submitted in form and size of an original article.

Pictorial Essay

A concise and focused report describing a remarkable individual case characterized by notable clinical findings, emphasizing an important differential diagnosis or significant clinical observation, and concluding with a clear and informative take-home message (“Lessons learned”).

Diagnostic and treatment recommendation

Summaries of guidelines as well as consensus reports.

Short Communication

Any kind of case with a maximum of one image and/or table. Also included in this section are presentations of networks, central facilities (above all within pediatrics and youth medicine), as well as interfaces with other faculties.

Letter to the Editor

Short comments referring to articles previously published in the journal, providing discussion, clarification, or additional perspectives.

Special Authors' guidelines for for Klinische Pädiatrie/Clinical Research and Practice in Pediatrics

Formal requirements for all types of manuscripts

Language of publication

Manuscripts are submitted in German or preferred in English. German language manuscripts must follow the new German rules of orthography as laid down in “Duden”. Orthography must also conform with the Paris Nomina Anatomica (PNA).

Conflict of Interest

In case of a possible conflict of interest authors are asked during online submission to provide specific information.

NEW as of March 2026: ScholarOne Prefill Tool

During submission, authors will be offered the option to use the ScholarOne Prefill Tool to streamline the submission process. By including a well-structured title page (including the title, abstract, keywords, author names, affiliations, and funding details) as the first page of the non-anonymized main manuscript file, the tool is capable of automatically extracting this information to prefill the submission form, reducing manual entry and improving consistency. If you use the Prefill Tool, please review the populated fields carefully and make any necessary corrections to ensure all information is accurate.

NEW as of March 2026: Manuscript Versions for Double-Anonymized Peer Review

To ensure double‑anonymized peer review, authors must submit two versions of their manuscript:

1. An anonymized version for review, with all identifying information removed (such as author names and affiliations, statements and link(s) addressing a preprint version of your submitting manuscript, if applicable).

2. A non‑anonymized version, including full author details and statements and link(s) addressing a preprint version of your submitting manuscript, if applicable; this version will be used for publication should the manuscript be accepted.

Please ensure that both versions are identical in content, differing only in the removal of identifying information.

NEW as of March 2026: ORCID required for submitting author

The submitting author is required to provide their ORCID iD (Open Researcher and Contributor iD) during submission. For all other authors listed on the manuscript, we recommend linking their existing ORCID iD to their own user account in the submission system. If an author does not yet have an ORCID iD, we recommend creating one and linking it accordingly. Linking your ORCID ensures accurate author identification, improves discoverability and recognition of your research, and supports consistent attribution across publications.

Authorship Change

Any authorship changes must adhere to Thieme’s policy on authorship criteria and must be approved by all authors. If any authors are removed or added during revision, all authors will be notified via email and must approve or deny the change before the submission can proceed further. Any changes will be subject to a final approval by the Publisher.

Author Contributions

CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) should be used to describe each author's contribution to the paper. During the submission process, authors will be asked to provide their CRediT roles via a dedicated section in the submission form. The corresponding author is responsible for accurately assigning contributions to each listed author. The assigned CRediT roles will be automatically combined and published as part of the manuscript.

General notes on manuscript preparation

Due to the anonymous peer review the main document and the illustrations must not have the names of authors and universities or institutions. When submitting your manuscripts online, please omit authors’ names and institutions (sources) of origin. These data are entered separately during online submission. Multiple authorships are accepted. All affiliations in English language.

Please do not include tables and illustrations within the text! The main document (MS Word file), tables and illustrations are uploaded as separate files during online submission. Legends are entered separately.

Please avoid unnecessary paragraph formations

Formal notes on manuscript preparation

Review Article, Original Article, Pictorial Essay

• Size of Review Article and Diagnostic and treatment recommendations: Text max. 26,000 letters (incl. blanks), not more than 60 references and max. 8 individual illustrations/tables. Please count illustrations/tables with round about 1000 letters.
• Size of Original Article: Text 23,000 letters or signs (incl. blanks); 30 references. Please count illustrations/tables with round about 1000 letters.
• Size of Pictorial Essay: Limited to exactly 2 printed pages. If the contribution comprises, as intended, 2–3 individual illustrations with brief and concise legends, a brief table and not more than 10 references, the text of the manuscript must not exceed 6500 letters (without Abstract). Not more than 10 references, integrated into the text as short references, (Holzinger A et al., Klin Padiatr 2008; 220: 287–290) (i.e. no list of references at the end of manuscript). If necessary, the text is suitably reduced in agreement with the Editor or Fig./Tab. will be published online only. Since this section does not provide abstracts and key words, please enter “n/a” in the appropriate boxes when submitting the manuscript online.
• Title: In English and German. The title should be concise and informative.
• Abstract: In English and German; during online submission, both versions are entered together in the appropriate window (in all not more than 3,400 letters, incl. blanks). Please do not enter the abstracts additionally in the main document. Organization of abstract (original articles): background, patients, method, results, discussion, conclusion.
• Key words: 4–6 Key words in English and German.
• References: (Exception: “Pictorial Essay -see above). At the end of your manuscript; please list all references mentioned in the text in numerical order (not in alphabetical order!). The text features only the reference numbers in square brackets. If an article or book has more than 3 authors, it will be sufficient to mention only the first 3 authors with the suffix “et al.”. Journals in the List of References Ohmann, C. Klinische Studien in der Pädiatrie: Herausforderungen und aktuelle Entwicklungen. Klin Padiatr 2008; 220: 221–223 The correct bibliographical abbreviation for Klinische Pädiatrie is Klin Padiatr. Books in the List of References Individual books Behrman R E et al. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. W. B. Saunders, 2007 Hofmann V et al. Ultraschalldiagnostik in Pädiatrie und Kinderchirurgie. 3rd ed. Thieme, Stuttgart 2005 Single-Volume Readers Möcks P, Schmidt MH. Psychiatrische Auffälligkeiten im Jugendalter. In: Stolecke H (Ed.). Jugendmedizin. Bücherei des Pädiaters, Vol. 94. Thieme, Stuttgart 1990 Multi-Volume Readers Mildenberger H. Kinderchirurgie und Kinderurologie. In: Lüders D (Ed.). Lehrbuch für Kinderkrankenschwestern, Vol. II: Das kranke Kind und seine Behandlung. Thieme, Stuttgart 1990.

• Citing Preprints: Authors are permitted to cite any preprints under the conditions outlined below: Thieme follows the recommendations of the NLM for citing preprints. When citing a preprint, authors should include the following information: author names, title, indication that it is a preprint, preprint server name, date posted, date accessed, and DOI/URL. In line with good scientific practice, authors are required to verify at the article proof stage whether a preprint has since been published and cite the published version. Example: Klebel T, Reichmann S, Polka J, et al. Peer review and preprint policies are unclear at most major journals [Preprint]. OSF Preprints. Posted January 10, 2023. Accessed March 31, 2024. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0239518 

Short Communications

• English and German headline.
• No abstract, no key words.
• Not more than max. 10,000 letters, (incl. blanks) incl. max. 4 individual illustrations, with legends/tables.
• Not more than 10 references, integrated into the text as short references, (Holzinger A et al., Klin Padiatr 2008; 220:  287–290) (i. e. no list of references at the end of manuscript).
• Three keyword-like main statements at the end of the contribution may sum up the message of the text.
• Note: Names and origin (city) of the authors are given at the end of the communication.
• Since this section does not provide abstracts and key words, please enter “n/a” in the appropriate boxes when submitting the manuscript online

Illustrations and Figures

Please do not integrate illustrations, drawings, graphs or figures into the text of the manuscript! Figures, graphics and illustrations are submitted online separately. We can utilize the following data formats:

• for color/grey scale illustrations: *.tif, *.jpg (resolution 1250 pixel in width)
• for graphics/line illustrations: *.tif,. *.jpg (resolution: 2000 pixel in width)
• for tables: uploaded as a MS Word file

The manuscript should refer to the illustrations whenever appropriate, e.g. “(Fig. 4)”. Illustrations divided into parts must be subdivided by means of small letters (a, b, c, d …). Part illustrations which are themselves subdivided by small letters must also be subdivided accordingly in the pertaining legend.

When the image data are uploaded the legends to the illustrations are entered online (under the designation “Caption/Legend”). Every illustration must be unequivocally described by the appropriate legend.

In case of photographs of histological preparations, the state of magnification must be stated.

Please note that for all illustrations featuring recognizable persons it is mandatory that the publishers have on file the written consent of the persons concerned that these pictures are published, or alternatively the written consent of the authorized legal representative of these persons. A corresponding form can be downloaded under “Instructions & Forms” at ScholarOne Manuscripts.

Code names / fake names / fictional personal data

According to Thieme guidelines, data about actual persons must be systematically alienated to protect personal rights and to make code names always recognizable as such.

If one or several persons are provided with code names in pictures or texts, the following options are to be used:

• Individual persons (English):
  • male: Mr. D., J. Doe, Jon Doe
  • female: Ms. D., J. Doe, Jane Doe
• Several persons (English):
  • male: Andrew, Charles, David, George, James, Michael, Matthew, Robert, Thomas, William
  • female: Anne, Bridget, Catherine, Emily, Elizabeth, Jane, Melissa, Sarah, Susan, Victoria
• If absolutely necessary in an individual case, the following written-out English surnames are also valid: Brown, Jones, Smith, Taylor, Williams.
• If names from further language areas are required (for example Turkish, Russian, Spanish names), they must be un- ambiguously labeled as editorially changed names in the text as well as in the caption of figures (for example within a footnote or with the phrase “editorially changed names“ in parentheses).
• Further fictional data is combined with the word “sample” in English (for example Sample Company, Sample Institute). Furthermore, the following applies:
  • addresses: 123 Sampe Street, Sampletown 1234
  • date of birth without numbers
  • phone number: 123.555-1234
  • medication: Sample Drug
  • result: Sample Diagnosis

Videos

Labelling according to appearance within the main part of the manuscript (video 1, video 2,…)

Submission – online submission system

Please submit your manuscript exclusively online at ScholarOne Manuscripts

For online submission of a manuscript in “ScholarOne Manuscripts” please proceed as follows:

1. Click on “Create Account” if you do not have an account; you will be assigned a password by e-mail. If you already have an account, enter your User ID and your password, and click on “Log In”. (Note: If required, you can always change your password via “Edit My Account”.)
2. On the “Welcome” page, click on “Author”.
3. You will get to the “Author Dashboard”, where you click on “Start new submission”.
4. Follow steps 1–7 until completion of manuscript submission. Main document (MS Word file), tables (MS Word files) and Illustrations (*.tif or *.jpg) are uploaded as single files. (Note: You may interrupt the online submission any time and continue later).
5. Your manuscript submission is confirmed by e-mail which informs you about the “Manuscript ID number”. Please always refer to that number when corresponding with the Editorial Office. The status of your manuscript can be viewed in your “Author Center”.

In case of submitting a revision of your manuscript

Save your peer-reviewed word-file on your local hard drive. Make your changes transparent by using “Track Changes” in MS Word. (To activate the “Track Changes” function in Word, go to “Tools” → “Track Changes” → “Highlight Changes”. Activate all check boxes in the “Highlight Changes” window.)

For further questions, please contact klin_padiatr.editorialoffice@thieme.de

Author accepted manuscript (AAM) Publication

The journal offers its authors the opportunity to publish their manuscripts immediately after acceptance (AAM). Once the paper has been accepted, the latest unformatted version of the manuscript, including all metadata entered during submission (title, abstract, author names and affiliations etc.), becomes the first version of the article to be published online.

Should you encounter any difficulties when submitting your manuscript to ScholarOne Manuscripts you may contact the Editorial Office via klin_padiatr.editorialoffice@thieme.de. There is also an “Online Users’ Guide” on the home page of ScholarOne Manuscripts. To get this, please click on “Help” in the right-hand upper corner.

Corrections

Galley proofs are e-mailed by the publishers with a request for careful checking and immediate return to the publishers. The publishers must be reimbursed any cost arising from exceptionally voluminous or delayed corrections or corrections originally the author’s fault.

The leading author must ensure that even in his absence the corrected galley proofs are returned to the publishers within not later than two weeks.

PDF for personal use

The corresponding author will receive a pdf of the published article free of charge for personal, non-commercial use only.

Open Access scientific articles

We do offer open access publication (CC BY-NC-ND license).

• The prerequisite is positive review and acceptance for publication.
• Article processing charges (APCs) are due upon acceptance.

For current prices, please visit

• Open Access - Journal authors – Thieme Group ((LINK: https://www.thieme.com/en-us/who-we-serve/authors/journals/open-access)),
• navigate to "APC", and select the Price List.

For more information on open access at Thieme, please visit Open Access - Journal authors - Thieme Group