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Developmental Science

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1971

ISSN1467-7687

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.643

H-Indexi

196

SNIPi

1.617

Total Worksi

3,229

Total Citationsi

196,286

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyBimonthly, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,229

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-7687

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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

146

5.9k

2019

149

3.8k

2020

146

2021

146

2.7k

2022

115

1.2k

2023

156

947

2024

139

252

2025

157

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.

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, DevelopmentPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentLanguage Development and DisordersReading and Literacy DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFace Recognition and PerceptionNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesAction Observation and SynchronizationHearing Impairment and Communication

Frequently asked questions about Developmental Science

Is Developmental Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for 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 Developmental Science?

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 2.44.

Is Developmental Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Developmental Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Developmental Science?