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; • the impact of genetic, biological, familial, interpersonal, educational, societal and cultural factors upon human psychological development; • comparative approaches to behavioural development that help to elucidate developmental processes in humans; • theoretical approaches to development, including neo-Piagetian, information processing, naïve theory, dynamic systems, ecological and sociocultural approaches.

The following types of paper are invited: • papers reporting original empirical investigations; • theoretical papers which may be analyses of, or commentaries on, established theories in developmental psychology, or presentations of theoretical innovations, extensions or integrations; • review papers, which should aim to provide systematic overviews, analyses, evaluations or interpretations of research in a given field of developmental psychology, and identify issues requiring further research; • methodological papers dealing with any methodological issues of particular relevance to developmental psychologists.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 2.2
2024 2.60

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 5107

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 348

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.968

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q2

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Neuroscience and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
2.2
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.968
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q2
First Published: 2024

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