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Research in Human Development

Routledge · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1542-7617

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.356

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.884

Total Worksi

469

Total Citationsi

15,895

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Research in Human Development publishes research on all aspects of human development, including the social and cultural contexts of human development and person-context relationships. Its scope includes perspectives from biology, psychology, and sociology, among other disciplines.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications469

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

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?

1542-7617

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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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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

437

2019

392

2020

181

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.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologySocial Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionYouth Development and Social SupportAging and Gerontology ResearchChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchCognitive Abilities and TestingIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingResilience and Mental HealthHealth disparities and outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Research in Human Development

Is Research in Human Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research in Human Development: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Research in Human Development?

Research in Human Development 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 1.02.

Is Research in Human Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research in Human Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.