Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie (ZFK)

Zeitschrift für Kinderchirurgie was a specialized German-language medical journal focused exclusively on pediatric surgery. Established in 1973, it emerged during a period when pediatric surgery was being formally recognized as a distinct surgical discipline in Europe. The journal was published by Springer-Verlag and served as an important academic platform for surgeons, pediatricians, and researchers involved in the surgical treatment of infants and children. The journal published peer-reviewed original research articles, surgical case reports, operative technique descriptions, and clinical studies related to congenital anomalies, neonatal surgery, trauma in children, and abdominal and thoracic pediatric conditions. It also included discussions on perioperative care, anesthesia in pediatric patients, and postoperative outcomes. As pediatric surgery advanced and became increasingly international, Zeitschrift für Kinderchirurgie contributed significantly to standardizing surgical techniques and improving clinical practices in German-speaking countries. Over time, the journal was gradually integrated into broader international pediatric surgery publications.

Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie (ZFK) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, surgical case reports, operative technique descriptions, and clinical studies related to congenital anomalies, neonatal surgery, trauma in children, abdominal and thoracic pediatric conditions, discussions on perioperative care, anesthesia in pediatric patients, postoperative outcomes, pediatricians, researchers involved in the surgical treatment of infants and children , Online , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN E-ISSN: 0174-3082, Established: 1973,
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE