Call for Papers on Artificial Intelligence Applied to Pediatric Care

Published in JAMA Pediatrics. Here is a link to the article.

Regenstrief Institute author: Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S.

AI is rapidly emerging as a powerful tool in pediatric health care, with potential to enhance diagnosis, treatment, workflow, and outcomes. While AI offers significant promise—from disease prediction to imaging analysis—it also raises important ethical, privacy, and equity concerns. JAMA Pediatrics is now inviting submissions of original research and viewpoints that explore the use of AI in pediatric care. Topics of interest include model development, clinical evaluation, bias mitigation, ethics, and implementation. The journal seeks high-quality, transparent, and collaborative research to help shape the responsible integration of AI into pediatric health systems.

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15.Instructions for authors. JAMA Pediatrics. Updated September 28, 2022. Accessed May 16, 2023. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/pages/instructions-for-authors

Authors and Affiliations:

Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S.^1,2, Dimitri A. Christakis, M.D., MPH^3,4

¹Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis

²Web and Social Media Editor, JAMA Pediatrics

³Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, Washington

⁴Editor, JAMA Pediatrics