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Developmental Child Welfare

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2019

ISSN2516-1032

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.439

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.749

Total Worksi

122

Total Citationsi

1,108

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health (social science); Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Developmental and Educational Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications122

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 Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2516-1032

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

❌

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

311

2019

471

2020

165

2021

108

2022

2023

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.

Health (social science)Q2

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Welfare and AdoptionChild Abuse and TraumaChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFamily and Disability Support ResearchHomelessness and Social IssuesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingFamily Support in IllnessMigration, Health and TraumaAttachment and Relationship DynamicsIntimate Partner and Family Violence

Frequently asked questions about Developmental Child Welfare

Is Developmental Child Welfare a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Developmental Child Welfare: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Developmental Child Welfare?

Developmental Child Welfare is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.439.

Is Developmental Child Welfare indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Developmental Child Welfare is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Developmental Child Welfare?