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Applied Developmental Science

Psychology Press Ltd · United States

ISSN1088-8691eISSN1532-480X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.96

H-Indexi

105

SNIPi

1.491

Total Worksi

810

Total Citationsi

45,418

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Applied Developmental Science publishes research on human development that informs public dialogue, social policy, and interventions. It fosters a reciprocal relationship between theory and application, integrating information from biological, medical, social, and behavioral science disciplines.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications810

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Psychology Press Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1088-8691 / 1532-480X

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

3.2k

2019

690

2020

387

2021

269

2022

387

2023

138

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.

Applied PsychologyQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyLife-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentYouth Development and Social SupportChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentParental Involvement in EducationMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports

Frequently asked questions about Applied Developmental Science

Is Applied Developmental Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Developmental Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Applied Developmental Science?

Applied Developmental Science 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 1.34.

Is Applied Developmental Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Developmental Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.