Table 1

 Composition of the editorial boards of 11 leading general paediatric journals

JournalTotal no. of board membersNo (%) of board members classified according to the HDI of the country of current affiliation
HighMediumLow
*Editorial committee; †editorial board; ‡contributing editors; §editorial advisory board; ¶editorial board plus international advisory panel; **editors; ††editorial board plus international advisory board.
Acta Paediatrica* 2726 (96.3)1 (3.7)0 (0)
Archives of Disease in Childhood* 1212 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine† 1515 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
Clinical Pediatrics† 1919 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
European Journal of Pediatrics‡ 88 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
Journal of Adolescent Health† 2727 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health§ 1010 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
Journal of Pediatrics¶ 2322 (95.7)1 (4.3)0 (0)
Pediatric Research** 1818 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
Pediatrics† 2323 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
Pediatrics International††2518 (72)6 (24)0 (0)
Total 207198 (95.7)8 (3.9)0 (0)