Children

Children is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on children’s health published monthly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within ScopusSCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, Embase, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Pediatrics) / CiteScore - Q2 (Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 14.4 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.7 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2024).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 2.0 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.1 (2023)
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Topic in Cancers, Children, Diseases, Healthcare, JCM
Children’s Diseases, Family Management, and Quality of Life Topic Editors: Robert Śmigiel, Anna Rozensztrauch
Deadline: 19 December 2024
Topic in Behavioral Sciences, Brain Sciences, Children, Geriatrics, Healthcare
Personality, Health and Well-Being among Different Age Groups Topic Editors: Hajime Iwasa, Yuko Yoshida
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Topic in Children, Education Sciences, Sustainability
Artificial Intelligence in Early Childhood Education Topic Editors: Philip Hui Li, Weipeng Yang, Ibrahim H. Yeter, Wenwei Luo
Deadline: 1 April 2025
Topic in Behavioral Sciences, Brain Sciences, Children, Education Sciences
Risk and Protective Factors in Social Interactions: Behavioral and Neural Evidence Topic Editors: Xuechen Ding, Wan Ding, Liyang Sai
Deadline: 1 August 2025
Special Issue in Children
Parental Involvement in Neonatal and Infant Pain Prevention and Management: Evidence, Opportunities and Challenges Guest Editors: Denise Harrison, Mariana Bueno
Deadline: 20 September 2024
Special Issue in Children
Research in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery (Volume II) Guest Editors: Randall T. Loder, Tomas Novotny
Deadline: 20 September 2024
Special Issue in Children
Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Functional Somatic Disorders Guest Editor: Charlotte Ulrikka Rask
Deadline: 20 September 2024
Special Issue in Children
Infant Feeding: Advances and Future Challenges: 2nd Edition Guest Editors: Evangelia Antoniou, Maria K. Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou, Eirini Orovou
Deadline: 20 September 2024
Topical Collection in Children
Novel Treatments, Approaches, Prevention Strategies and Insights in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Gynecological Endocrinology Collection Editors: Dimitrios Papadimitriou, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Nikos F. Vlahos, George Mastorakos
Topical Collection in Children
Pediatric Palliative Care Update Collection Editor: Regina Okhuysen-Cawley
Topical Collection in Children
Development of Medicines for Paediatric and Rare Diseases Collection Editors: Jane Grant-Kels, Johannes Van den Anker, Klaus Rose
Topical Collection in Children
Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention Collection Editors: Pietro Muratori, Valentina Levantini
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