Cognitive Development

Aims & Scope

Cognitive Development publishes empirical and theoretical work on the development of cognition including, but not limited to, perception, concepts, memory, language, learning, problem solving, metacognition, and social cognition.

Articles will be evaluated on their contribution to the scientific debate, innovation and substance of the argument, sufficient sample size and methodological rigor.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.969

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	96

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• The importance of shape in early lexical learning

  Citation: 676

  Authors: Barbara, Linda B., Susan S.

• Do triangles play tricks? Attribution of mental states to animated shapes in normal and abnormal development

  Citation: 522

  Authors: F, F, U

• Theory of mind and rule-based reasoning

  Citation: 505

  Authors: Douglas, Philip David, Tibor

• The development of epistemological understanding

  Citation: 474

  Authors: Deanna, Richard, Michael

• An age-related dissociation between knowing rules and using them

  Citation: 474

  Authors: Philip David, Douglas, Tanja

• Inhibitory control and emotion regulation in preschool children

  Citation: 473

  Authors: Stephanie M., Tiffany S.

• Implicit understanding of belief

  Citation: 429

  Authors: Wendy A., Josef

• Mother-child conversations about the past: Relationships of style and memory over time

  Citation: 428

  Authors: Elaine, Catherine A., Robyn

• Testing joint attention, imitation, and play as infancy precursors to language and theory of mind

  Citation: 382

  Authors: Tony, Simon, John, Gillian, Antony, Auriol

• Complements to cognition: a longitudinal study of the relationship between complex syntax and false-belief-understanding

  Citation: 371

  Authors: Jill G., Jennie E.

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