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Journal of Early Adolescence

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1966

ISSN1552-5449

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.176

H-Indexi

122

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.343

Total Worksi

1,828

Total Citationsi

75,675

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Family Studies; Psychology, Development; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Life-span and Life-course Studies; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,828

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-5449

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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

892

2019

903

2020

663

2021

672

2022

334

2023

122

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 PsychologyQ1

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family StudiesPsychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Life-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentBullying, Victimization, and AggressionYouth Development and Social SupportParental Involvement in EducationAttachment and Relationship DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationLegal case studies and regulationsChild Development and Digital Technology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Early Adolescence

Is Journal of Early Adolescence a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Early Adolescence: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Early Adolescence?

Journal of Early Adolescence 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 0.91.

Is Journal of Early Adolescence indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Early Adolescence is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Early Adolescence?