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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Academic Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0022-0965eISSN1096-0457

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.116

H-Index

201

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.174

Total Works

6,245

Total Citations

255,379

2yr Mean Citedness

1.88

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on cognitive development in children, focusing on areas such as belief revision, cognitive control, social preferences, orthographic knowledge, planning abilities, moral reasoning, numeral order understanding, and pretend play. Studies investigate how these cognitive skills develop across childhood and are influenced by factors like age, language, intergroup contact, and social information. The journal also examines the relationship between cognitive skills and academic achievement, including math and literacy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications6,245

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-0965 / 1096-0457

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, DevelopmentPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentReading and Literacy DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsLanguage Development and DisordersBehavioral and Psychological Studies