Journal profile · Social Sciences-Life-span and Life-course Studies
Journal of Human Growth and Development
ISSN 0104-1282 · eISSN 2175-3598 · Centro de Estudos do Crescimento e do Desenvolvimento do Ser Humano · Brazil
Journal of Human Growth and Development: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2019 (Volume 29, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Human Growth and Development is published by Centro de Estudos do Crescimento e do Desenvolvimento do Ser Humano. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Infant Development and Preterm Care, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Children's Physical and Motor Development, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Human Growth and Development (JHGD) is an online journal that provides access to high quality and open access and free publication. Was founded in 1991 by Professor Arnaldo Augusto Franco de Siqueira. link: http://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/jhgd
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Life-span and Life-course Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine9.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine8.8%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology6.7%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions5.9%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions5.8%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing5.3%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.1%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences3.8%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q2 | 252/669 | 62nd |
| Life-span and Life-course Studies | Q3 | 41/61 | 33rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 284OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 421 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 537 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 778 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 1,113 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 1,001 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 963 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- case studies and experience reportsThe content of the JHGD may include: Editorial; Original research and current comments; Integrative and Systematic Reviews; Meta-analyzes; Case studies and Expe…Length not stated
- editorialThe content of the JHGD may include: Editorial; Original research and current comments; Integrative and Systematic Reviews; Meta-analyzes; Case studies and Expe…Length not stated
- integrative and systematic reviewsThe content of the JHGD may include: Editorial; Original research and current comments; Integrative and Systematic Reviews; Meta-analyzes; Case studies and Expe…Length not stated
- meta-analyzesThe content of the JHGD may include: Editorial; Original research and current comments; Integrative and Systematic Reviews; Meta-analyzes; Case studies and Expe…Length not stated
- original research and current commentsThe content of the JHGD may include: Editorial; Original research and current comments; Integrative and Systematic Reviews; Meta-analyzes; Case studies and Expe…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Original and unpublished work only Model summary
The contribution is original and unpublished, and is not being evaluated for publication by another journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Vancouver referencing style Model summary
JHGD adopts the Uniform Requirements of Vancouver, available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval required for human subjects research Model summary
Study involving human subjects, human material, or human data, must have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and must have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright reserved by journal Model summary
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR JOURNAL PUBLISHERS Publishers who are Committee on Publication Ethics members and who support COPE membership for journal editors should: Follow this code, and encourage the editors they work with to follow the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Edi- tors (http://publicationethics.org/files/u2/New_Code.pdf)Ensure the editors and journals they work with are aware of what their mem…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via authorized software Model summary
The JHGD has a policy of tracing plagiarism through authorized software.
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
- Centro de Estudos do Crescimento e do Desenvolvimento do Ser Humano
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0104-1282
- Electronic ISSN
- 2175-3598
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 1 (2019)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Growth and Development
How long does peer review take at Journal of Human Growth and Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Human Growth and Development?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Vancouver; 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 Human Growth and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Human Growth and Development is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Human Growth and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Human Growth and Development 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: .