[90th birthday of the Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde].

The first issue of the Monatsschrift für Kinderheilkunde (Monthly Journal of Pediatrics) appeared in October 1903 with contributions by leading European pediatricians. The editor was Arthur Keller, who remained responsible until 1934. As a novelty, the journal contained detailed reviews of world-wide pediatric literature. After Keller's death in 1934, Georg Bessau became editor-in-chief for the next 10 years. The first issue after the second world war appeared in 1948/49 and was edited by Hans Kleinschmidt, Göttingen. In 1962 the editorial responsibility was transferred to Karl Heinz Schäfer, whom joined Hans Ewerbeck in 1970. The monthly journal written in German deals with informations for pediatricians in children's hospitals and in practices and with scientific contributions in all fields of pediatrics and related areas. The present editors are Flix Bläker and Werner Schröter. In 1949 it became the official organ of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde (German Society of Pediatrics), endorsed by the impressum since 1956. In 1993 the subscription of the journal became part of the membership fee of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde.