Infancy

Aims & Scope

Infancy, the official journal of the International Congress of Infant Studies, emphasizes the highest quality original research on normal and aberrant infant development during the first two years.

Both human and animal research are included.

In addition to regular length research articles and brief reports (3000-word maximum), the journal includes solicited target articles along with a series of commentaries; debates, in which different theoretical positions are presented along with a series of commentaries; and thematic collections, a group of three to five reports or summaries of research on the same issue, conducted independently at different laboratories, with invited commentaries.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3956

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	473

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.128

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	86

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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.

• Travel Broadens the Mind

  Citation: 726

  Authors: Joseph J., David I., Marianne A., Edward M., Matthew J., David

• Infant‐Directed Speech Facilitates Word Segmentation

  Citation: 444

  Authors: Erik D., Emily A., Jenny R.

• Helping and Cooperation at 14 Months of Age

  Citation: 435

  Authors: Felix, Michael

• What Is Ecological Validity? A Dimensional Analysis

  Citation: 350

  Authors: Mark A.

• The Still Face: A History of a Shared Experimental Paradigm

  Citation: 327

  Authors: Lauren B., Janet E.

• Fast Mapping but Poor Retention by 24‐Month‐Old Infants

  Citation: 289

  Authors: Jessica S., Larissa K.

• Infants' Ability to Learn Phonetically Similar Words: Effects of Age and Vocabulary Size

  Citation: 285

  Authors: Janet F., Christopher T., Kathleen M., Christine L.

• Examining the Diversity of Prosocial Behavior: Helping, Sharing, and Comforting in Infancy

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Kristen, Valerie A., Laura, Elizabeth

• Gaze Following in Newborns

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Teresa, Stefano, Donatella, Mark H.

• Prenatal Maternal Anxiety and Depression Predict Negative Behavioral Reactivity in Infancy

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Elysia Poggi, Nancy, Pathik D., Laura M., Chris Dunkel, Curt A.

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