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Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Wayne State University Press · United States · Est. 1983

ISSN1535-0266

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

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 on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Scorei

0.331

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.288

Total Worksi

732

Total Citationsi

26,599

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on adolescent social development, peer relationships, and related psychological and behavioral outcomes. Studies investigate topics such as friendship formation, popularity, peer victimization, substance use perceptions, and the influence of peers on academic achievement. The research often examines these dynamics across different developmental stages within adolescence and considers factors like gender, physical ability, and leadership.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on the publisher page

⚡ 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 Published1983

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications732

Publisher OrgWayne State University Press

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wayne State University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1535-0266

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

211

2019

2020

137

2021

2022

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentBullying, Victimization, and AggressionEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentParental Involvement in EducationAttachment and Relationship DynamicsChild Development and Digital TechnologyChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentHuman auditory perception and evaluationYouth Development and Social SupportPharmaceutical industry and healthcare

Frequently asked questions about Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Is Merrill-Palmer Quarterly a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 43/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly?

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (in the Journal Citation Reports). 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 0.19.

Is Merrill-Palmer Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.