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31 October 2025
Children | Issue Cover Collection Published in 2024

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. From 2024, we have 12 articles 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. “Sonothrombolysis: State-of-the-Art and Potential Applications in Children” by Rebecca E. Ward, Santiago Martinez-Correa, Luis Octavio Tierradentro-García, Misun Hwang and Chandra M. Sehgal Children 2024, 11(1), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11010057 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/1/57
	2. “How Do Children and Adolescents with ASD Look at Animals? A Scoping Review” by Manon Toutain, Nicolas Dollion, Laurence Henry and Marine Grandgeorge Children 2024, 11(2), 211; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11020211 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/2/211
	3. “Biotics and Children’s and Adolescents’ Health: A Narrative Review” by Evangelia Xenopoulou, Ioanna Kontele, Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Milia Tzoutzou, Konstantinos Kotrokois, Artemis Κ. Tsitsika and Tonia Vassilakou Children 2024, 11(3), 329; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11030329 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/3/329
	4. “Use of Digitalisation and Machine Learning Techniques in Therapeutic Intervention at Early Ages: Supervised and Unsupervised Analysis” by María Consuelo Sáiz-Manzanares, Almudena Solórzano Mulas, María Camino Escolar-Llamazares, Francisco Alcantud Marín, Sandra Rodríguez-Arribas and Rut Velasco-Saiz Children 2024, 11(4), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11040381 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/4/381
	5. “Identifying Opportunities for Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy” by Brittany Hornby, Ginny S. Paleg, Sîan A. Williams, Álvaro Hidalgo-Robles, Roslyn W. Livingstone, Parma E. Montufar Wright, Alice Taylor and Michael Wade Shrader Children 2024, 11(5), 515; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11050515 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/5/515
	6. “Family-Centered Care for LGBTQ+ Parents of Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An Integrative Review” by Olivia Swedberg Yinger, Aubrey Jones, Olivia Swedberg Yinger, Daniel Whibley, Emily C Somers, Keisa Fallin-Bennett, Chelsea Gibbs and Rachel H. Farr Children 2024, 11(6), 615; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11060615 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/6/615
	7. “Preparation Is Key”: Parents’ and Nurses’ Perceptions of Combined Parent-Delivered Pain Management in Neonatal Care” by Martina Carlsen Misic, Emma Olsson, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist and Alexandra Ullsten Children 2024, 11(7), 781; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11070781 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/7/781
	8. “Contributions of Artificial Intelligence to Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review” by Pau Climent-Pérez, Agustín Ernesto Martínez-González and Pedro Andreo-Martínez Children 2024, 11(8), 931; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11080931 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/8/931
	9. “The Impact of Parental Involvement on the Educational Development of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder” by José Fernández Cerero, Marta Montenegro Rueda and Eloy López Meneses Children 2024, 11(9), 1062; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11091062 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/9/1062
	10. “Acute Respiratory Failure in Children: A Clinical Update on Diagnosis” by Beatrice Panetti, Ilaria Bucci, Armando Di Ludovico, Giulia Michela Pellegrino, Paola Di Filippo, Sabrina Di Pillo, Francesco Chiarelli, Marina Attanasi and Giuseppe Francesco Sferrazza Papa Children 2024, 11(10), 1232; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11101232 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/10/1232
	11. “Patterns, Barriers, and Preferences of Treating Migraine Within the School Setting: A Survey Study of Students” by Andrew D. Hershey, Sharon Shmuely, Alit Stark-Inbar, Yara Asmar, Alon Ironi and Eric Strong, Marielle Children 2024, 11(11), 1286; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111286 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/11/1286
	12. “Injury Patterns and Associated Demographic Characteristics in Children with a Fracture from Equines: A US National Based Study” by Randall T. Loder, Alyssa L. Walker and Laurel C. Blakemore Children 2024, 11(12), 1443; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11121443 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/12/1443