Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Infant and Child Development
ISSN 1522-7227 · eISSN 1522-7219 · Wiley-Blackwell
Infant and Child Development: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,620; median 323 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Infant and Child Development is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). 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 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We are Author Friendly Infant and Child Development: prenatal, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood is an “author friendly” journal. We work within a family of high impact journals at Wiley that want to find a home for your paper as quickly and painlessly as possible. This is called Wiley’s Developmental Science Publishing Network. We value good scientific practice Science should be cumulative. If your research is good, your methods are sound and your conclusions are evidence based, we want to help you share them. We do not reject good scientific articles on the basis of novelty. In line with this, there is no limit on the size of our journal. We do not set ourselves a target rejection rate. We save time for authors and peer reviewers There is a huge amount of redundancy in the peer review system and we want that to stop. Many authors go through at least one or two different journals before they find a home for their article. Where available, we will recycle the previous reviews of your manuscript by other Wiley journals (especially those rejecting on the basis of novelty, significance, not being ground breaking and, sometimes, scope reasons) in order to reduce time to acceptance for you and the burden of multiple reviews on peer reviewers. The journals participating in Wiley’s Developmental Science Publishing Network currently are Child Development, Developmental Science, Social Development, Infancy, Mind, Brain and Education, Dyslexia, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Child & Family Social Work, Child: Care, Health and Development, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Psychology in the Schools, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, Children & Society, Infant Mental Health Journal. We are broad and welcome different opinions and methods You’re also unlikely to be rejected from our journal because of scope. We cover the full spectrum of development from prenatal to emerging adulthood. We are intentionally very broad. We publish original research articles, reviews, and Registered Reports. We aim to publish the best contemporary research in developmental science through empirical, theoretical and methodological articles addressing psychological development from the prenatal period to young adults (mid 20s). The journal is a premier outlet for developmental research that prioritizes transparent and open science, prioritizing the rigour of conceptualization and design of studies over the specific na
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Editor-in-chief Sara HartPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 25, United Kingdom 10, Mainland China 7, Italy 5, Canada 5 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology15.9%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology13.7%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences12.8%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology5.2%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences4.1%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology4.1%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine4%
- Infant Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 749OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 54.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 74Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 263,865Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,710 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 47 | 15 |
| 2025 | 86 | 61 | 109 |
| 2024 | 83 | 63 | 220 |
| 2023 | 100 | 73 | 872 |
| 2022 | 106 | 59 | 1,146 |
| 2021 | 84 | 30 | 1,240 |
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
323 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 224 days – 425 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 344 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (172 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 283 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 2,620 / EUR 2,620 / GBP 2,090 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted18, with length limits
- commentaryPlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- evidence-based opinion piecesEvidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest and invited commentaries.Length not stated
- exploratory reportEmpirical submissions that tend to address relatively open research questions, without strong a priori predictions or hypotheses.Length not stated
- full articlePlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…Length not stated
- hypothesisPlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…Length not stated
- meta-analysisPlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…Length not stated
- methodological articleReports focusing on issues related to any aspect of methodology related to developmental researchLength not stated
- opinionPlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…Length not stated
- original articlePlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…Length not stated
- perspectivePlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- perspectivesPersonal opinion on a topic, often with a novel/imaginative approach to a provocative question.Length not stated
- registered reportPlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…Length not stated
- reportReports of new empirical studies that are well-designed to make a significant contribution to knowledge. The journal welcomes null results from well-designed an…Length not stated
- reviewPlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…Length not stated
- review articlePlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- systematic reviewPlease also see full article descriptions below. Article Type Short Description Word Limit Abstract/Structure Other Requirements Report Reports of new empirical…Length not stated
- theoretical articleOriginal contribution or review that advances theory for understanding developmental phenomena from prenatal to emerging adulthood.Length not stated
- verification reportEvaluations of published claims using data from an original article, focusing on the reproducibility and robustness of the claims.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
No submission fees Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.Correction to AuthorshipIn accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, Infant & Child Develop…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Mandates data sharing Model summary
This journal mandates data sharing and peer reviews shared data.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Reproduction of copyright material Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Signatory of TOP Guidelines, Level 1 Model summary
Infant and Child Development is a signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines (TOP; see https://www.cos.io/initiatives/top-guidelines) and is aligned with Level 1 of the TOP standards
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/ICD. For help with submissions, please contact: icd.office@wiley.com This journal does not charge submission fees. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as transl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1522-7227
- Electronic ISSN
- 1522-7219
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Infant and Child Development
What CAS zone is Infant and Child Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Infant and Child Development is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Developmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Infant and Child Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.39; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Infant and Child Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 323 days (interquartile range 224–425 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Infant and Child Development?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Infant and Child Development based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (25), United Kingdom (10) and Mainland China (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Infant and Child Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Infant and Child Development is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Infant and Child Development open access, and what is the APC?
Infant and Child Development is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,620.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .