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Infant Behavior and Development

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0163-6383eISSN1879-0453

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.874

H-Index

148

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.877

Total Works

5,575

Total Citations

131,012

2yr Mean Citedness

2.28

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Infant Behavior and Development publishes research on infant development, including motor skills, facial expressions, object interactions, social attention, mother-infant attachment, and vocalizations. Studies utilize various methodologies such as wearable sensors, mobile applications for data collection, child-worn cameras, and longitudinal observations. The research examines factors influencing development, including caregiver interactions, infant temperament, maternal health, and environmental contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 96 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,575

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0163-6383 / 1879-0453

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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

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2021

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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 PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentInfant Health and DevelopmentInfant Development and Preterm CareLanguage Development and Disorders