《兒科腎臟病學》發表了最初的實驗室或臨床研究和新的或重要的臨床觀察，涉及影響兒童腎功能以及高血壓、體液和電解質代謝的各種急慢性疾病。研究可能涉及醫學、外科、營養、生理、生化、病理或免疫學方面的疾病成像技術或腎功能衰竭的后果。這類作品要么作為全文原稿發表，要么作為簡要報告發表。該期刊還通過邀請公認權威機構的貢獻和相關文獻的貢獻編輯的總結，審查了該領域的重要新進展或有爭議的問題。特色包括病理病例會議、兒科實用腎臟病專區、致編輯的信函和問答論壇。

Pediatric Nephrology publishes original laboratory or clinical research and new or important clinical observations pertaining to any aspect of the wide spectrum of acute and chronic diseases that affect renal function in children as well as on hypertension and fluid and electrolyte metabolism. Studies may involve medical surgical nutritional physiologic biochemical pathologic or immunologic aspects of disease imaging techniques or consequences of renal failure. Such work is published either as full length original contributions or as brief reports. The journal also reviews important new developments or controversial issues in the field through invited contributions from recognized authorities and through summaries by its contributing editors of related literature. Special features include pathologic case conferences a section on practical pediatric nephrology letters to the editors and a question and answer forum.