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Research in Human Development

Routledge · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1542-7617

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.368

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.884

Total Works

469

Total Citations

15,895

2yr Mean Citedness

1.02

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications469

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

1542-7617

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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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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 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