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Early Human Development

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland · Est. 1972

ISSN1872-6232

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 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

0.761

H-Indexi

158

SNIPi

0.996

Total Worksi

8,614

Total Citationsi

192,927

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Obstetrics & Gynecology; Pediatrics; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Obstetrics and Gynecology.

General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyTen No. A Year 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,614

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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?

Elsevier Ireland Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1872-6232

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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

205

2019

260

4.5k

2020

152

1.5k

2021

1.1k

2022

139

804

2023

174

750

2024

186

278

2025

121

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.

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Obstetrics & GynecologyPediatrics

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthObstetrics and Gynecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchInfant Development and Preterm CareNeonatal and fetal brain pathologyBirth, Development, and HealthNeuroscience of respiration and sleepInfant Nutrition and HealthPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesInfant Health and Development

Frequently asked questions about Early Human Development

Is Early Human Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Early Human Development: 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 Early Human Development?

Early Human Development 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 1.71.

Is Early Human Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Early Human Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Early Human Development?