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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #12,705Hybrid

Infants & Young Children

Identifier (ISSN):0896-3746(Print)/1550-5081(Online)
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Publisher:Wolters Kluwer Health
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.3↑ +0.1
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 Infants & Young Children

WoS Q3
01121.1320221.120231.120241.220251.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.463
#12,705

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
57

57 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
21articles/year
6.45% Gold OA•85% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Infants & Young Children is an interdisciplinary journal focusing on vulnerable children from birth to five years of age and their families. Of special interest are articles involving innovative interventions, summaries of important research developments and their implications for practice, updates for high priority topic areas, balanced presentations of controversial issues, and articles that address issues involving policy, professional training, new conceptual models, and related matters. Although data are often presented primarily to illustrate points, some types of data-based articles may be appropriate.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.6%Medicine79.3%Developmental psychology68%Psychiatry46.3%Nursing37%Sociology34.3%Medical education32%Intervention (counseling)32%Pedagogy27.7%Economics24.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Q3
Rank41/62
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q4
Rank82/95
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

REHABILITATION

Q3
Rank121/175
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Q4
Rank54/62
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q3
Rank63/95
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

REHABILITATION

Q3
Rank98/176
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.3
Articles / Year13
Total Citations0
2025
IF1.2
Articles / Year32
Total Citations4
2024
IF1.1
Articles / Year25
Total Citations38
2023
IF1.1
Articles / Year24
Total Citations71
2022
IF1.125
Articles / Year24
Total Citations112

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,705Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.463

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.31

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,827 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations105
3-Year Documents73
Citable Documents61

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 Rate79.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3
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: 0%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区EDUCATION, SPECIAL
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

Infants & Young Children (ISSN: 0896-3746) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Wolters Kluwer Health in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.30, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.463 (Q2), an H-index of 57.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 21 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,827 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
Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01