Pediatric Rheumatology is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal encompassing all aspects of clinical and basic research related to pediatric rheumatology and allied subjects.

Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University is providing financial assistance to support the journal's important contribution to the field of pediatric rheumatology. Authors who would like to request assistance with article processing charges are encouraged to contact Dr Charles Spencer.

All articles are available online, and in addition the website offers many other services:

• Quick and advanced search facilities.
• RSS feed, to deliver our latest articles directly to your news headline reader.
• Email articles directly to your friends and colleagues.
• Post a comment on an article, to add your opinion.

For details of the scope and types of article published by Pediatric Rheumatology see About Pediatric Rheumatology