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New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1978

ISSN1534-8687

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.353

H-Index

113

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

1,735

Total Citations

55,482

2yr Mean Citedness

1.68

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development publishes original research and review articles on issues and concepts in the field of child and adolescent development. It focuses on topics in developmental psychology, including peer-group argumentation and content knowledge learning, and the structural injustice faced by marginalized youth.

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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 Published1978

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,735

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1534-8687

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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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2023

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2025

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

Social PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, DevelopmentSociology

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologySocial PsychologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentParental Involvement in EducationAttachment and Relationship DynamicsChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentYouth Development and Social SupportChild Development and Digital TechnologyFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsFamily and Disability Support ResearchIdentity, Memory, and Therapy