Journal History

2014

The inaugural issue was released. Children was published as a quarterly journal.

2016

Children was indexed in PubMed and ESCI (Web of Science).

2017

Children adopted a monthly publication schedule.

Children established the following sections:
-Oncology and Hematology;
-Child Neurology;
-Pediatric Surgery;
-Integrative Pediatrics.

2019

Children was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).

2020

Children received its first Impact Factor (2.078), ranked 50/128 (Q2) in "Pediatrics".

2021

Children received its 2020 Impact Factor (2.863), ranked 40/129 (Q2) in “Pediatrics”.

Children established the following sections:
-Pediatric Neonatology;
-Pediatric Cardiology;
-Pediatric Nephrology;
-Pediatric Dermatology;
-Pediatric Nursing;
-Pediatric Orthopedics;
-Pediatric Dentistry;
-Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine;
-Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;
-Pediatric Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine;
-Pediatric Allergy and Immunology;
-Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Children was indexed in Scopus.

2022

Children received its first CiteScore (2021) of 2.0, ranked 99/318 (Q2) in “Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health”.

Children received its 2021 Impact Factor (2.835), JCR - Q2 (Pediatrics), 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.328 (2021).

2023

Children received its 2022 Impact Factor (2.4), ranked 58/130 (Q2) in "Pediatrics".
Children received its CiteScore (2022) of 2.0, ranked 166/306 (Q3) in "Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health".
Children established the following section:

• Pediatric Endocrinology

2024

The year 2024 marks the 10th Anniversary of Children.
Children established the following sections:

• Pediatric Pain Medicine and Palliative Care;
• Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.
  

Pediatric Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine was divided into two sections: Pediatric Pain Medicine and Palliative Care and Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.

2014–2022

Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sari A. Acra

2022–present

Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Paul R. Carney

2020–2024

Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Hilary McClafferty for the section on Integrative Pediatrics

2021–2023

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Linda S. Franck for the section on Pediatric Nursing

2022–2024

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Boris Zernikow for the section on Pediatric Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

2021–present

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Chiarella Sforza for the section on Pediatric Dentistry
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Marco Carotenuto for the section on Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Paul R. Carney for the section on Child Neurology

2022–present

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Olaf Gefeller for the section on Pediatric Dermatology

2023–present

Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Elizabeth Asztalos for the section on Pediatric Neonatology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Zvi Laron for the section on Pediatric Endocrinology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Enrico Heffler for the section on Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

2024–present

Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Erich Rutz for the section on Pediatric Orthopedics
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Sebastiano A. G. Lava for the section on Pediatric Cardiology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Boris Zernikow for the section on Pediatric Pain Medicine and Palliative Care