This special topic collects and categorizes guidelines, expert consensuses, guideline interpretations and translated overseas guidelines in pediatrics included in the Chinese Medical Journal Full-text Database from January 2020 to the present. All these papers have achieved high download volumes and great academic influence, attracting widespread attention from the industry. They have advanced the development of pediatrics in China and standardized the clinical diagnosis and treatment of pediatric patients. The compiled guidelines are presented below for readers' reference.