Journal profile · Multiple
Child Development
ISSN 0009-3920 · eISSN 1467-8624 · Wiley-Blackwell
Child Development: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.58; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,320; median 311 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); 131 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2026, Child Development is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher's website: https://academic.oup.com/chidev Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Child Development is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Child and Animal Learning Development and Early Childhood Education and Development, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child development since 1930. Spanning many disciplines, the journal provides the latest research, not only for researchers and theoreticians, but also for child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, specialists in early childhood education, educational psychologists, special education teachers, and other researchers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology14%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology13.8%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences13.8%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences4.3%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology4.1%
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsMathematics4%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology4%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 487OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,895OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,363 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 249 | 144 | 137 |
| 2025 | 131 | 83 | 331 |
| 2024 | 149 | 132 | 999 |
| 2023 | 185 | 151 | 2,560 |
| 2022 | 168 | 104 | 3,313 |
| 2021 | 252 | 142 | 7,315 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
311 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 259 days – 383 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 119 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 419 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (186 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,320 / EUR 3,540 / GBP 2,840 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0009-3920
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8624
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Child Development
What CAS zone is Child Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Child Development is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Developmental / Psychology, Educational; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Child Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.58; CiteScore 8, h-index 487.
How long does peer review take at Child Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 311 days (interquartile range 259–383 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Child Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Child Development is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Child Development open access, and what is the APC?
Child Development is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,320.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .