Development and Psychopathology

Aims & Scope

This multidisciplinary journal is devoted to the publication of original, empirical, theoretical and review papers which address the interrelationship of typical and atypical development in children and adults.

It is intended to serve the field of developmental psychopathology which strives to understand patterns of adaptation and maladaptation throughout the lifespan.

This journal is of interest to psychologists, psychiatrists, social scientists, neuroscientists, paediatricians, and researchers.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.573

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	199

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2196

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2348

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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
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and 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.

• Resilience and development: Contributions from the study of children who overcome adversity

  Citation: 1979

  Authors: Ann S., Karin M., Norman

• The circumplex model of affect: An integrative approach to affective neuroscience, cognitive development, and psychopathology

  Citation: 1708

  Authors: JONATHAN, JAMES A., BRADLEY S.

• Biological sensitivity to context: I. An evolutionary–developmental theory of the origins and functions of stress reactivity

  Citation: 1537

  Authors: W. THOMAS, BRUCE J.

• The construct of resilience: Implications for interventions and social policies

  Citation: 1456

  Authors: SUNIYA S., DANTE

• Equifinality and multifinality in developmental psychopathology

  Citation: 1345

  Authors: Dante, Fred A.

• Developmental cascades

  Citation: 1302

  Authors: Ann S., Dante

• Males on the life-course-persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial pathways: Follow-up at age 26 years

  Citation: 1245

  Authors: TERRIE E., AVSHALOM, HONALEE, BARRY J.

• Attachment and reflective function: Their role in self-organization

  Citation: 1206

  Authors: PETER, MARY

• Disorganized attachment in early childhood: Meta-analysis of precursors, concomitants, and sequelae

  Citation: 1158

  Authors: MARINUS H., CARLO, MARIAN J.

• Resilience as a dynamic concept

  Citation: 1156

  Authors: Michael

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