Recent Advances of Adolescents and Children Health Research

Dear Colleagues,

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) welcomes submissions for a Special Issue focusing on “Recent Advances of Adolescents and Children Health”.

IJERPH is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with a current impact factor (2016) of 2.101 (5-year impact factor of 2.54) that publishes research articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health. More details about the journal can be found at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph.

The Special Issue on “Recent Advances of Adolescents and Children Health” is meant to show the recent trends in studying the health of adolescents and children. Such an overview is also necessary to nuance statements such as the following: “most children in the WHO European Region have a happy, healthy childhood and adolescence where they grow and develop into prosperous adults”. In this period of the life-course identity is formulated, experimentations are made, and independence is developed. Furthermore, the inequality issue is relevant for children and adolescents. Inequality between and within all WHO’s Member States, unequal access to quality services, maltreatment and unhealthy lifestyles, are negatively affecting health among the most vulnerable groups in our societies—children and adolescents.

We are interested in topics such as, though not limited to:

• Factors influencing child and adolescent public health at various levels (individual, family, peers, society, etc.)
• Physical health, as well as mental health
• Quality of life, social participation
• Innovative interventions in the broad field of care and prevention
• The role of key stakeholders (e.g., children themselves, peers, parents, teachers)
• Various settings (e.g., home, school, neighborhood, care, communities)
• Organizational and/or policy changes

Researchers are invited to contribute novel work to be considered for publication in this Special Issue. Submissions should include original articles, critical reviews (systematic reviews or meta-analyses), or brief reports. Articles that focus on the above-mentioned key aspects, or that can be brought into a relationship with them, are welcomed. Additionally, articles that focus on underrepresented or disadvantaged communities are encouraged.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jitse van Dijk
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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