Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
ISSN 0037-976X · eISSN 1540-5834 · Wiley-Blackwell
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.6; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,240; 3 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, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher's website: https://academic.oup.com/srcdmo Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Monographs of the Society for Research in 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 Early Childhood Education and Development, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Child Welfare and Adoption, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development has presented in-depth research studies and significant findings in child development and its related disciplines. Each issue consists of a single study or a group of papers on a single theme, accompanied usually by commentary and discussion.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences27%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology8.9%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences6.7%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology6.4%
- Psychology of Development and EducationPsychology6.3%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology6.1%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences5.2%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences3.2%
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 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 1 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 159OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 702OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 113.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 66.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,388 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1,107 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 | 96 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| 2021 | 18 | 7 | 282 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 3,240 / EUR 2,670 / GBP 2,160 | — | — |
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
- 0037-976X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-5834
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
What CAS zone is Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychology, Developmental; 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 Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.6; CiteScore 10.3, h-index 159.
Which databases index Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development open access, and what is the APC?
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,240.
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: .