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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1925

ISSN1573-3432

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.169

H-Indexi

298

SNIPi

1.793

Total Worksi

9,377

Total Citationsi

586,876

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Development; Developmental and Educational Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1925

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,377

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-3432

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

472

18k

2019

458

16k

2020

577

15k

2021

469

6.8k

2022

338

3.4k

2023

485

2.5k

2024

494

773

2025

304

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchFamily and Disability Support ResearchBehavioral and Psychological StudiesChild Nutrition and Feeding IssuesChild Development and Digital TechnologyGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentLanguage Development and DisordersObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Is Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 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 1.92.

Is Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders?