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Early Years

Routledge · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN1472-4421

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.592

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CiteScore

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SNIP

1.347

Total Works

1,453

Total Citations

16,678

2yr Mean Citedness

0.83

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Early Years is an international and multi-disciplinary journal that publishes research papers and scholarly critiques on all issues associated with early childhood education and care. It aims to broaden the cross-national debate by representing a wide range of perspectives from different countries, disciplines, research methodologies, and paradigms.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,453

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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?

1472-4421

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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

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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.

EducationQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild Development and Digital TechnologyChildren's Rights and ParticipationTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesParental Involvement in EducationEducation Systems and PolicyInnovative Education and Learning PracticesEducational and Psychological AssessmentsEducation and Technology IntegrationFamily and Disability Support Research