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Human Development

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1958

ISSN1423-0054

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.469

H-Indexi

128

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.513

Total Worksi

2,618

Total Citationsi

81,226

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1958

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,618

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1423-0054

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

2019

318

2020

660

2021

1.1k

2022

258

2023

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational and Psychological AssessmentsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCultural Differences and ValuesCognitive Abilities and TestingSocial Representations and IdentityLegal Cases and Commentary

Frequently asked questions about Human Development

Is Human Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Development: 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 Human Development?

Human Development 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 1.48.

Is Human Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Human Development?