Journal profile
Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology
ISSN 2612-4033 · CeRIP · Italy
Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology is published by CeRIP. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Behavioral and Psychological Studies, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience11.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology9.5%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology9.5%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology5.1%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology5.1%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.4%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology4.4%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 26 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 28 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Articles and conference papers published in Journal of Clinical and Development Psychology are distributed under the terms and conditions of a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Correspondingly, authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind review process with initial editor assessment, minimum two independent expert reviewers, final decision by Editor. Model summary
All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. After this, papers are sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles.
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
- CeRIP
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2612-4033
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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 Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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.
Which databases index Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Developmental Psychology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .