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16 September 2025
Children | Issue Cover Collection Published in 2023

Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) is an open access and monthly journal published online by MDPI. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed, and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 15.6 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.4 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025). We sincerely thank the members of our Editorial Board and our reviewers, whose meticulous review and rigorous quality control processes ensure the exceptional quality of our publications. For each issue, we have selected one article as the Issue Cover. We have 12 articles from 2023 that we would like to share. These selected works cover multiple directions within the journal's scope and are dedicated to providing researchers in related disciplines with both valuable inspirational insights and reliable academic references.

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	1. “Access to Healthcare for Children and Adolescents with a Chronic Health Condition during the COVID-19 Pandemic: First Results from the KICK-COVID Study in Germany” by Julia M. Göldel, Clemens Kamrath, Kirsten Minden, Susanna Wiegand, Stefanie Lanzinger, Claudia Sengler, Susann Weihrauch-Blüher, Reinhard W. Holl, Sascha R. Tittel and Petra Warschburger Children 2023, 10(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10010010 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/1/10
	2. “Developmental Pathway Choices of Young People Presenting to a Gender Service with Gender Distress: A Prospective Follow-Up Study” by Joseph Elkadi, Catherine Chudleigh, Ann M. Maguire, Geoffrey R. Ambler, Stephen Scher and Kasia Kozlowska Children 2023, 10(2), 314; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020314 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/314
	3. “Working with Children with Autism Undergoing Health-Care Assessments in a Day Hospital Setting: A Perspective from the Health-Care Professionals” by Chiara Davico, Daniele Marcotulli, Elisa Succi, Carlotta Canavese, Ancuta F. Bodea, Mariacristina Pellegrino, Enrica Cuffari, Valentina F. Cudia, Barbara Svevi, Federico Amianto et al. Children 2023, 10(3), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030476 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/3/476
	4. “Systematic Child Talks in Early Childhood Education—A Method for Sustainability” by Ingrid Engdahl, Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson and Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér Children 2023, 10(4), 661; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10040661 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/4/661
	5. “Rapid Genomic Testing in Intensive Care: Health Professionals’ Perspectives on Ethical Challenges” by Katie Arkell, Christopher Gyngell, Zornitza Stark and Danya F. Vears Children 2023, 10(5), 824; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10050824 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/5/824
	6. “Schroth Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise (PSSE) Trials—Systematic Review of Methods and Recommendations for Future Research” by Sanja Schreiber, Daniel Whibley and Emily C. Somers Children 2023, 10(6), 954; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10060954 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/6/954
	7. “The Quality of Life of Children Facing Life-Limiting Conditions and That of Their Parents in Belgium: A Cross-Sectional Study” by Marie Friedel, Isabelle Aujoulat, Bénédicte Brichard, Christine Fonteyne, Marleen Renard and Jean-Marie Degryse Children 2023, 10(7), 1167; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10071167 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/7/1167
	8. “Congenital Syphilis—An Illustrative Review” by Deepika Sankaran, Elizabeth Partridge and Satyan Lakshminrusimha Children 2023, 10(8), 1310; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10081310 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/8/1310
	9. “Psychosis Caused by a Somatic Condition: How to Make the Diagnosis? A Systematic Literature Review” by Nolwenn Dissaux, Pierre Neyme, Deok-Hee Kim-Dufor, Nathalie Lavenne-Collot, Jonathan J. Marsh, Sofian Berrouiguet, Michel Walter and Christophe Lemey Children 2023, 10(9), 1439; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10091439 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/9/1439
	10. “Atopy and Elevation of IgE, IgG3, and IgG4 May Be Risk Factors for Post COVID-19 Condition in Children and Adolescents” by Robert Walter Körner, Ole Yannick Bansemir, Rosa Franke, Julius Sturm and Hormos Salimi Dafsari Children 2023, 10(10), 1598; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10101598 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/10/1598
	11. “Gut Microbiota to Microglia: Microbiome Influences Neurodevelopment in the CNS” by Jeffery Bettag, Daniel Goldenberg, Jasmine Carter, Sylvia Morfin, Alison Borsotti, James Fox, Matthew ReVeal, Dylan Natrop, David Gosser, Sree Kolli et al. Children 2023, 10(11), 1767; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10111767 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/11/1767
	12. “Associations between School-Level Disadvantage, Bullying Involvement and Children’s Mental Health” by Julia R. Badger, Mirela Zaneva, Richard P. Hastings, Matthew R. Broome, Rachel Hayes, Paul Patterson, Naomi Rose, Suzy Clarkson, Judy Hutchings and Lucy Bowes Children 2023, 10(12), 1852; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10121852 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/12/1852