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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #4,991Hybrid

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Identifier (ISSN):0261-510X(Print)/2044-835X(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.8↓ -0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for British Journal of Developmental Psychology

WoS Q3
12342.1520222.320232.620242.220251.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.987
#4,991

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
99

99 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate3.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
31articles/year
54.73% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The British Journal of Developmental Psychology publishes full-length, empirical, conceptual, review and discussion papers, as well as brief reports, in all of the following areas: - motor, perceptual, cognitive, social and emotional development in infancy; - social, emotional and personality development in childhood, adolescence and adulthood; - cognitive and socio-cognitive development in childhood, adolescence and adulthood, including the development of language, mathematics, theory of mind, drawings, spatial cognition, biological and societal understanding; - atypical development, including developmental disorders, learning difficulties/disabilities and sensory impairments;

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologyDevelopmental psychology75.7%Medicine56.9%Biology55.5%Philosophy51.3%Psychiatry47.5%Cognitive psychology44.8%Neuroscience44.4%Computer science39%Social psychology38.4%Cognition34.6%Linguistics33.8%Sociology30.7%Mathematics28.6%Law28%Political science28%Epistemology27.6%Economics25.1%Artificial intelligence24.9%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q3
Rank64/95
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q3
Rank56/95
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.8
Articles / Year33
Total Citations2
2025
IF2.2
Articles / Year69
Total Citations79
2024
IF2.6
Articles / Year75
Total Citations265
2023
IF2.3
Articles / Year36
Total Citations196
2022
IF2.148
Articles / Year43
Total Citations465

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,991Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988, 1995-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:NeurosciencePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.987

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.62

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,281 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations315
3-Year Documents101
Citable Documents98

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate68.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1
Developmental NeuroscienceQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

British Journal of Developmental Psychology (ISSN: 0261-510X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.80, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.987 (Q1), an H-index of 99.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 31 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,281 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28