ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,061Top JournalHybrid

Developmental Review

Identifier (ISSN):0273-2297(Print)/1090-2406(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
6↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Developmental Review

WoS Q1
368118.3620226.620235.720245.6202562026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
2.367
#1,061

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
130

130 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
34articles/year
42.67% Gold OA•68% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Presenting research that bears on important conceptual issues in developmental psychology, Developmental Review: Perspectives in Behavior and Cognition provides child and developmental, child clinical, and educational psychologists with authoritative articles that reflect current thinking and cover significant scientific developments. The journal emphasizes human developmental processes and gives particular attention to issues relevant to child developmental psychology. The research concerns issues with important implications for the fields of pediatrics, psychiatry, and education, and increases the understanding of socialization processes.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.6%Developmental psychology60.3%Computer science48.6%Medicine48.2%Biology48.2%Philosophy47%Cognitive psychology44.5%Psychiatry36.9%Social psychology34.9%Neuroscience34.2%Epistemology31.4%Mathematics29.2%Cognitive science28.3%Political science27.4%Sociology27.4%Law27%Cognition25.9%Linguistics23.9%Physics23.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q1
Rank5/95
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q1
Rank20/95
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF6
Articles / Year38
Total Citations20
2025
IF5.6
Articles / Year28
Total Citations73
2024
IF5.7
Articles / Year39
Total Citations388
2023
IF6.6
Articles / Year21
Total Citations473
2022
IF8.361
Articles / Year29
Total Citations715

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,061Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1981-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.367

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.87

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,037 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations558
3-Year Documents76
Citable Documents76

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate66.0%

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
EducationQ1
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1
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: 1.8%

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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

Developmental Review (ISSN: 0273-2297) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by Elsevier in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 6.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.367 (Q1), an H-index of 130.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 34 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,037 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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16