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Infant Mental Health Journal

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States

ISSN0163-9641eISSN1097-0355

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

319

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 303d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.951

H-Indexi

114

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.093

Total Worksi

2,501

Total Citationsi

68,774

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Development; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,501

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0163-9641 / 1097-0355

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.5k

2019

1.2k

2020

1.1k

2021

708

2022

415

2023

193

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumAttachment and Relationship DynamicsFamily and Disability Support ResearchInfant Development and Preterm Care

Frequently asked questions about Infant Mental Health Journal

Is Infant Mental Health Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Infant Mental Health Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Infant Mental Health Journal?

Infant Mental Health Journal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.17.

Is Infant Mental Health Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Infant Mental Health Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Infant Mental Health Journal?