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Attachment and Human Development

Routledge · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1461-6734eISSN1469-2988

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.455

H-Index

110

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.619

Total Works

981

Total Citations

52,978

2yr Mean Citedness

2.14

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Attachment and Human Development is a forum for empirical research, reviews, and clinical case studies on attachment theory and research. It aims to bridge the study of developmental psychology and dependency, and disseminates attachment measures for research and clinical work focused on security in children, families, and society.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications981

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1461-6734 / 1469-2988

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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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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 PsychologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Attachment and Relationship DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumChild Abuse and TraumaChild Welfare and AdoptionFamily and Disability Support ResearchFamily Support in IllnessPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsEarly Childhood Education and Development