Child Development

SJR Rank #1,562H-index: 309SJR: 1.924Best quartile: Q1APC: US$4,320

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Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Country

United States

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

Subject Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1
EducationQ1
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1
Social WorkQ1

Areas: Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences

Most published research topics

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild Development and Digital TechnologyLanguage Development and DisordersCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsAttachment and Relationship DynamicsReading and Literacy DevelopmentBehavioral and Psychological StudiesInfant Health and Development

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

1467-8624, 0009-3920

SJR Best Quartile

Region

Northern America

Citations per Document (2 years)

4.46

References per Document

67.15

Coverage

1945-1948, 1950-2025

Scope

As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child development since 1930. Spanning many disciplines, the journal provides the latest research, not only for researchers and theoreticians, but also for child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, specialists in early childhood education, educational psychologists, special education teachers, and other researchers. In addition to six issues per year of Child Development, subscribers to the journal also receive a full subscription to Child Development Perspectives and Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development.

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