Aims and Scope
Child Development is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering developmental psychology from the fetal period to adolescence. It was established in 1930 and the editor-in-chief is Cynthia GarcÃa Coll. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Society for Research in Child Development. The journal publishes original contributions on topics in child development from the fetal period through adolescence.
Key Metrics
9.2
CiteScore
CiteScore
CiteScore measures average citations received per document published in the serial.
0.01 - 0.05
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor Score measures the number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited. This does not include self citations.
5 - 10
Impact Factor
Impact Factor
Impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years.
0.89
5-Year SI
5-year SI
- N/A 2-year SI
- 0.87 Lifetime SI
Scite Index
Scite Index
scite Index is the ratio of citations supporting research which is published in the journal to sum of citations either supporting or contrasting the research published in the journal for the same time period. Minimum 100 supporting citations required.
Q1
Education
SJR
- Q1 Education
- Q1 Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Q1 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
SJR
SJR
SCImago Journal Rank measures weighted citations received by the serial. Citation weighting depends on subject field and prestige (SJR) of the citing serial.
2.6
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
12 Mo
Time to Publish
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
Time To Publish
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
% of papers by time taken from submission to publication
0 to 3 months
3%
4 to 6 months
0%
7 to 9 months
15%
Above 9 months
82%
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Topics Covered
- Child development
- Head start
- School culture
- Corporal punishment
- Theory of mind
- Arabic numerals
- Social preferences
- Belief revision
- Meta-analysis
- Professional development
- Reading skills
- Well-being
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Motor control
- Early adolescence
- Peer group
- Time perception
- Academic achievement
- Successor function
- Symbolic action
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | WILEY |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1930 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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A long-term prospective cross-lagged study of gender-typed play and mental transformation in children.
- 20 Dec 24
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Maladaptive but malleable: Gender-science stereotypes emerge early but are modifiable by language.
- 13 Dec 24
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Impact of daily neighborhood crime on nightly sleep among adolescents.
- 13 Dec 24
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Positive well-being and dampened emotional reactivity to daily family conflict and family cohesion.
- 12 Dec 24
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Examining the effectiveness of a video-based parent-child program on executive functions for children 5 to 6 years old: A randomized controlled trial.
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Changing or stable? The effects of adolescents' social media use on psychosocial functioning.
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Scite analysis
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16.9k articles received 862.4k citations see all
- 52,264 Supporting
- 769,659 Mentioning
- 7,454 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 0 Retractions
- 0 Withdrawals
- 7 Corrections
- 46 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
FAQs
How long has Child Development been actively publishing?
Child Development has been in operation since 1930 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of Child Development ?
Child Development published with a Bi-monthly frequency.
How many articles did Child Development publish last years ?
In 2024, Child Development published 149 articles.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Child Development ?
For Child Development,eISSN is 1467-8624 and pISSN is0009-3920.
What is Citescore for Child Development ?
Citescore for Child Development is 9.2.
What is SNIP score for Child Development ?
SNIP score for Child Development is 2.6.
What is the SJR for Child Development ?
SJR for Child Development is Q1.
Who is the publisher of Child Development ?
WILEY is the publisher of Child Development.