Journal profile · Behavioral Sciences
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
ISSN 0196-206X · eISSN 1536-7312 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1980
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.52; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 247 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Infant Development and Preterm Care, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Child and Adolescent Health, together about 29.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Behavioral Sciences
Editor-in-chief Lee M. PachterPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine10.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology9.7%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions9.2%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology8.9%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience8.3%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine7.9%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine6.8%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES · rank 42/57
- JCR Q3 · PEDIATRICS · rank 107/190
- JCR Q4 · PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL · rank 75/95
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,324OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,834 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 14 | 6 |
| 2025 | 110 | 34 | 149 |
| 2024 | 95 | 38 | 239 |
| 2023 | 84 | 35 | 560 |
| 2022 | 107 | 37 | 814 |
| 2021 | 149 | 48 | 1,721 |
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 PubMed · to
247 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 188 days – 311 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 49 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 297 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (191 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0196-206X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-7312
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Pediatrics / Behavioral Sciences / Psychology, Developmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.52; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 169.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 247 days (interquartile range 188–311 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 JCR quartile is JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Q3 (42/57), PEDIATRICS Q3 (107/190), PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL Q4 (75/95). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .