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BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

WILEY · US

ISSN0261-510XeISSN2044-835X

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

203

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 189d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.987

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.358

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Development; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Developmental Neuroscience.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

WILEY

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0261-510X / 2044-835X

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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

669

2019

662

2020

744

2021

454

2022

187

2023

247

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.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Developmental NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsReading and Literacy DevelopmentSpatial Cognition and NavigationChild Development and Digital TechnologyLanguage Development and DisordersSocial and Intergroup PsychologyAutism Spectrum Disorder Research

Frequently asked questions about BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Is BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY?

BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 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.

Is BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY?