Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) is an international, open access journal dedicated to the streamlined yet scientifically rigorous dissemination of peer-reviewed science related to childhood health and disease. More information about the journal is available at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children.
To collect more high-quality manuscripts in the Section “Pediatric Mental Health”, the Editorial Office would like to invite scholars to edit Special Issues on these topics and help disseminate new research findings.
The following 6 new Special Issues, published in Children, are open for new paper submissions.
For more details and to submit manuscripts, please visit the links below:
“Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents”
Guest Editors: Dr. Stephanie Miles, Dr. Erica Neill and Dr. Kathleen de Boer
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/special_issues/245YL5UP2Y
“Youth Vulnerability and Maladjustment: A Look at Its Effects”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Díaz and Dr. Luis Burgos-Benavides
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/special_issues/20E987CNO5
“Child Maltreatment: Etiology, Prevention, Neurobiological and Psychosocial Consequences, and Intervention Strategies”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Eva Möhler
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/special_issues/0869N9B41P
“Attachment-Informed Interventions for Children and Adolescents”
Guest Editor: Dr. Valentina Lucia La Rosa
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/special_issues/A559W9Z5TM
“Breaking the Silence: How To Respond to and Prevent School Bullying in Children and Adolescents?”
Guest Editors: Dr. Peter J.R. Macaulay and Prof. Dr. Michael John Boulton
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/special_issues/OU061O83Z9
“Depression in Adolescents: Risk, Outcomes, and Intervention”
Guest Editor: Dr. Cherry Y. Leung
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/special_issues/C47U1F5ORQ
If you are interested in editing a Special Issue on a hot topic of interest related to your area, please contact the Editorial Office or submit your proposal directly via https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/children.
We look forward to receiving your excellent articles and proposals.
Children Editorial Office
