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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,945Gold OA

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

Identifier (ISSN):1534-8687(Print)/1520-3247(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.9↑ +0.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

WoS Q2
12451.8120222.820233.420242.120252.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.995
#4,945

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
78

78 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
40articles/year
100% Gold OA•80.77% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The mission of New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development is to provide scientific and scholarly presentations on cutting edge issues and concepts in the field of child and adolescent development. Each issue focuses on a specific new direction or research topic, and is peer reviewed by experts on that topic. Any topic in the domain of child and adolescent development can be the focus of an issue. Topics can include social, cognitive, educational, emotional, biological, neuroscience, health, demographic, economical, and socio-cultural issues that bear on children and youth, as well as issues in research methodology and other domains. Topics that bridge across areas are encouraged, as well as those that are international in focus or deal with under-represented groups. The readership for the journal is primarily students, researchers, scholars, and social servants from fields such as psychology, sociology, education, social work, anthropology, neuroscience, and health. We welcome scholars with diverse methodological and epistemological orientations.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99%Developmental psychology76.7%Social psychology42.8%Medicine42%Sociology39.1%Political science37.2%Law36.3%Psychiatry31.9%Philosophy30.5%Biology29.2%Mathematics28%Computer science22.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q2
Rank25/95
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q1
Rank34/222
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q2
Rank35/95
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q2
Rank83/222
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.9
Articles / Year24
Total Citations8
2025
IF2.1
Articles / Year19
Total Citations54
2024
IF3.4
Articles / Year7
Total Citations31
2023
IF2.8
Articles / Year7
Total Citations59
2022
IF1.811
Articles / Year33
Total Citations408

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,945Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-1996, 1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.995

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.00

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,329 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations127
3-Year Documents36
Citable Documents24

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 Rate66.2%

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
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Social PsychologyQ1
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):
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

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development (ISSN: 1534-8687) 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 2.90, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.995 (Q1), an H-index of 78.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 40 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,329 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
Gold OA
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01