Announcements

MDPI will attend ASN Kidney Week 2025, which will take place from 6 to 9 November 2025, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, USA.

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) invites you to participate in the largest and most influential international gathering of kidney professionals worldwide. Join the kidney community as we come together with a shared focus on improving the lives of over 850 million people across the globe. At Kidney Week 2025 in Houston, TX, you will have the opportunity to engage with more than 12,000 kidney professionals and experience the Scientific Exposition, which showcases the latest advances in treatment, research, and cutting-edge technology in nephrology. As the world’s premier nephrology meeting, Kidney Week offers exciting and challenging opportunities to exchange knowledge, discover the newest scientific and medical developments, and take part in engaging discussions with leading experts in the field.

MDPI is excited to participate in this prestigious event. We welcome you to visit MDPI’s booth, where you will be able to have face-to-face exchanges with our representatives, and learn more about our open access publishing services.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Kidney and Dialysis;
• Applied Biosciences;
• Biomedicines;
• Cancers;
• Cells;
• Children;
• Clinics and Practice;
• Diabetology;
• Diseases;
• Genes;
• Healthcare;
• IJERPH;
• IJTM;
• Immuno;
• J;
• JMP;
• JPM;
• Life;
• Medical Sciences;
• Metabolites;
• Sci. Pharm.;
• Therapeutics;
• Transplantology;
• Vaccines.

If you plan to attend this event, we encourage you to visit our booth and speak to our representatives. We are eager to meet you in person and assist you with any queries that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the official website: https://www.asn-online.org/kidneyweek.

Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) is an international, open access journal dedicated to the streamlined, yet scientifically rigorous dissemination of peer-reviewed research related to childhood health and disease.

More information about the journal is available at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children.

We are delighted to share some of the highly cited papers that were published in Children in the “Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine” Section.

1. “ChokeSafe: Empowering Children with Life-Saving Choking-Management Skills”
by Eleana Tse, Katerina Plakitsi, Spyridon Voulgaris and George A. Alexiou
Children 2024, 11(3), 299; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11030299
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/3/299

2. “Parents’ Perception of Staff Support in a Father-Friendly Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”
by Linn Iren Risanger, Poul-Erik Kofoed, Betty Noergaard and Signe Vahlkvist
Children 2023, 10(4), 673; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10040673
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/4/673

3. “Schoolteachers Teach First Aid and Trauma Management to Young Primary School Children: An Experimental Study with Educational Intervention”
by Eleana Tse, Katerina Plakitsi, Spyridon Voulgaris and George A. Alexiou
Children 2023, 10(6), 1076; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10061076
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/6/1076

You can read other high-quality editor’s choice articles via the link here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/editors_choice.

You can submit your next manuscript to Children via the link here and choose a suitable Section: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/sections.

We look forward to receiving your articles.

Children Editorial Office

Conference: APHA 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo
Date: 2–5 November 2025
Location: Washington, D.C., USA

The American Public Health Association was founded in 1872. The first APHA Annual Meeting and Expo took place in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1873, and each year, approximately 12,000 public health professionals and partners from around the world participate in this event. The Annual Meeting garners many professionals across various disciplines, offering them a platform to engage and collaborate with others in the field and gain further insights. Moreover, research has shown that public health efforts to prevent disease are more cost-effective—and humane—than treating chronic health conditions.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at APHA 2025:

• IJERPH;
• Pharmacy;
• Vaccines;
• Hygiene;
• Epidemiologia;
• Infectious Disease Reports;
• Healthcare;
• Adolescents;
• Women;
• Therapeutics;
• Allergies;
• Diseases;
• Nursing Reports;
• Children;
• Journal of Respiration.

Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at our booth and answering any questions you may have. For more information regarding this conference, please visit the following link: https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual.

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.

In addition, you can explore more new research via this link: https://www.mdpi.com/search?journal=children.

	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

We are pleased to announce that Children has launched a new Section—“Pediatric Drugs”. To help develop this Section, the Children Editorial Office is recruiting interested and eligible researchers from academia to apply for Editorial Board membership. Editorial Board Members will hold the position for two years, with the possibility of renewal for a second term.

Application eligibility:

• Researchers must have completed their doctorate/PhD in the past 10 years (considering exceptions for career interruptions, including medical and family leave);
• Researchers must have served as the first author/corresponding author on at least five peer-reviewed and published manuscripts in the last five years;
• Researchers must have published impactful work in the field of pediatrics;
• Researchers must be actively engaged in their community (e.g., experienced at presenting at conferences or involved in professional organizations).

Benefits for Editorial Board Members include the following:

• A certificate of appointment as an Editorial Board Member will be provided;
• An Editorial Board Member may publish one paper per year, free of charge, in an open access format; the Editorial Office will provide three other waivers for senior scholars invited by you;
• The journal will regularly acknowledge those who have participated in the peer review process on the journal’s website;
• There will be opportunities to participate in, or host, annual meetings and online seminars organized by the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board Members.

Responsibilities of Editorial Board Members include the following:

• Pre-screening and making decisions on new submissions related to your research interests;
• Setting up at least one Special Issue during your term on a topic related to your research interests (or supervising Special Issues related to your research field);
• Helping to attract suitable authors and inviting young scholars to join us as reviewers, Guest Editors, and Early Career Editorial Board Members;
• Providing input or feedback regarding journal policies;
• Helping to promote the journal among your peers or at conferences;
• Attending Board meetings to suggest journal development strategies;
• Reviewing manuscripts.

Applications:
If you are interested in becoming an Editorial Board Member, please fill in the application form here.
Please send the application form and your resume to children@mdpi.com with the subject “Children Editorial Board Application + Name”.

Application deadline: 30 December 2025.

Selection process:
The initial screening of application materials will be followed by selection by the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members; an email notification will follow, and thereafter, a certificate of appointment will be issued.

We look forward to receiving your applications.

Children Editorial Office

Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) is an international, open access journal dedicated to a streamlined, yet scientifically rigorous, dissemination of peer-reviewed science related to childhood health and disease. The publication focuses on sharing clinical, epidemiological, and translational science that is relevant to children’s health. We strive to publish high-quality original articles and reviews that are applicable to the practice of pediatrics in all its subspecialties. More information about the journal is available at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children.

To help develop the Section “Pediatric Cardiology”, the Children Editorial Office put out an open call for Special Issue proposals. Special Issues present an opportunity for a group of authors to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We aim to solicit high-quality proposals that will be evaluated in a competitive procedure on an ongoing basis throughout the year.

Proposed Special Issues should have a well-articulated unifying topic and reflect, at an international level, the best work in a particular research area, as either a well-established area or an important emerging area, in which future investigations may be boosted by the publication of a set of high-quality papers. Hence, an international group of Guest Editors and a few high-quality planned papers are encouraged.

Proposals for Special Issues should be sent to the Editorial Office, who will forward them to the Editors of Children for evaluation, or they can be submitted via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/children.

Information to be provided in your proposal:

• A 300–500-word summary explaining the proposed topic’s significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal;
• A few keywords on the topic;
• A plan for obtaining high-quality papers or a list of at least three planned papers;
• A brief resume of the proposed Guest Editors together with their information (title, name, email, affiliation, personal website, and keywords of interests);
• A proposed submission deadline (Special Issues normally run for 6–8 months).

As a Guest Editor, you would be responsible for:

• Inviting your peers to submit papers to be published in your Special Issue; these papers will be able to take advantage of the high publicity offered by open access publishing, our rapid and high-quality peer review process, and immediate publication after acceptance;
• Checking the suitability of abstracts/manuscripts submitted to the Special Issue;
• Making pre-check decisions regarding whether to send a new submission to peer review;
• Making final decisions regarding accepting a paper based on peer review outcomes.

As a Guest Editor, you would have the following privileges:

• A certificate of recognition as a Guest Editor of Children;
• The ability to publish one featured paper in your Special Issue;
• The ability to provide invited authors with discounts when they submit high-quality papers to be published in your Special Issue;
• Travel grant opportunities to attend featured conferences;
• If the Special Issue is successful and features at least 8 manuscripts after a full peer review, the articles will be collected into a printed book and sent to you as a gift.

The Editorial Office will assist in setting up the Special Issue webpage, arranging promotional materials, sending out invitations to potential contributing papers, and taking care of administrative tasks associated with peer review, including inviting reviewers, collating reports, contacting authors, and ensuring professional production before publication.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office if you are interested and would like further details or clarification.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Date: 23 September 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m
Location: The Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto

MDPI is thrilled to announce our participation in the University of Toronto’s largest career fair, taking place at the St. George Downtown Campus. This exciting event brings together thousands of students, graduates, and professionals looking to connect with top employers and explore career opportunities.

We invite all attendees to visit the MDPI booth to discover how you can be part of one of the world’s leading open access academic publishers. Whether you are passionate about scientific research, editorial work, marketing, or supporting global innovation in publishing, we want to meet YOU!

What to expect at our booth:

• Learn more about MDPI’s mission and global impact;
• Explore exciting career opportunities in publishing, editorial, communications, and more;
• Network with our team and ask questions about working at MDPI.

Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to take the next step, don’t miss this opportunity to connect with MDPI. Bring your resume, your curiosity, and your questions—we look forward to seeing you there!

For additional information on the Career Fair and Open MDPI positions, please visit the following links:

• Learn more about the U of T Career Fair;
• Explore Careers with MDPI Canada.

Conference: 28th EVER Congress
Date: 9–11 October 2025
Location: Florence, Italy

MDPI will be attending the 28th EVER Congress (EVER 2025) as an exhibitor, welcoming researchers from diverse backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas.

EVER is the leading ophthalmological research association in Europe, which covers all areas of ophthalmology and the visual sciences. It can be considered as a bridge between basic scientists and clinical eye research of ophthalmology (including retina, glaucoma, cornea and ocular surface, oncology, pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, neuro-ophthalmology, and lens disorders). It is mostly interested in translational research within all areas of ophthalmology and the visual sciences. This is being introduced during the congress annual meetings, where the best researchers and ophthalmology clinicians are present. It is essential for EVER that these congress meetings are attended by delegates from all over the world.

The following open access journals will be represented at the conference:

• Journal of Clinical Medicine;
• Medicina;
• Reports;
• Medical Sciences;
• Vision;
• Children;
• Diseases;
• Journal of Eye Movement Research.

If you will be attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit https://evercongress.org/.

On 8 September 2025, MDPI and Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) will host a webinar titled “Novel Precision Medicine- and Translational-Based Approaches, Treatments and Prevention Strategies in Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent and Transition Endocrinology”.

Neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent endocrinology are undergoing a rapid transformation driven by breakthroughs in molecular genetics, pharmacogenomics, and translational science. This new era is defined by precision-based diagnostics, targeted therapeutics, and individualized care, but also prevention strategies across the full developmental continuum—from pre-conception, in utero, and neonates to young adults in transition. The understanding of the Hippocratic “Physis” and the deepening knowledge of mechanisms of genetic predisposition and endocrine disruption are rapidly changing the landscape of pediatric endocrine practice.

Date: 8 September 2025

Time: 3:00 p.m. CEST | 9:00 a.m. EDT

Webinar ID: 889 9028 4530

Register now for free!

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic or institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

If you are unable to attend, feel free to register nonetheless; we will inform you once a recording of the webinar becomes available.

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Dimitrios Papadimitriou, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology, University General Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41334, Greece.; Director, Pediatric Endocrine Clinics IKE; Scientific Director, Pediatric Endocrine Division, Athens Medical Group;
• Prof. Dr. Constantine Stratakis, ¹2nd Department of Pediatrics of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece; ²Director, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas; National Institute of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD);
• Prof. Dr. George Mastorakos, Division of Endocrinology, Aretaieion Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528, Greece;
• Dr. George Paltoglou, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 2nd Department of Pediatrics of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Relevant Topical Collection:

“Novel Precision Medicine- and Translational-Based Approaches, Treatments and Prevention Strategies in Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent and Transition Endocrinology”

Collection Editors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimitris T. Papadimitriou, Dr. George Paltoglou, Prof. Dr. Antonis Voutetakis and Prof. Dr. George Mastorakos

For more information about this webinar, please visit the following link: https://sciforum.net/event/Children-9.

If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact journal.webinar@mdpi.com.

Children Webinar Secretariat