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Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN1573-3327

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

1.254

H-Index

104

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.354

Total Works

2,859

Total Citations

71,595

2yr Mean Citedness

1.88

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on child and adolescent mental health, focusing on developmental pathways, family influences, and interventions for various psychological conditions. Articles explore topics such as the impact of poverty and ethnicity on child development, temperamental characteristics in autism, attachment and emotion regulation, trauma-related shame, peer acceptance, anxiety in ASD, family dynamics in autistic families, specific phobias, aggression, suicide, and misophonia.

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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 Published1970

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,859

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-3327

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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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatryPsychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentChild Abuse and TraumaMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchAttachment and Relationship DynamicsFamily and Disability Support ResearchBullying, Victimization, and Aggression