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Child Development Perspectives

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1750-8606

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.214

H-Indexi

133

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.92

Total Worksi

897

Total Citationsi

67,413

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Development; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Life-span and Life-course Studies; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyThree Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications897

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1750-8606

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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

1.6k

2019

2.8k

2020

1.5k

2021

969

2022

325

2023

361

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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyLife-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsReading and Literacy DevelopmentLanguage Development and DisordersParental Involvement in EducationCognitive Abilities and TestingNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorYouth Development and Social Support

Frequently asked questions about Child Development Perspectives

Is Child Development Perspectives a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Child Development Perspectives: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Child Development Perspectives?

Child Development Perspectives 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 4.49.

Is Child Development Perspectives indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Child Development Perspectives is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Child Development Perspectives?