Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Research in Human Development
ISSN 1542-7609 · eISSN 1542-7617 · Taylor & Francis
Research in Human Development: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.28; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research in Human Development is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Early Childhood Education and Development, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction and Youth Development and Social Support, together about 24.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial Scope Research in Human Development ( RHD) promotes conceptual, empirical, and methodological integrative and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of human development across the entire life span. The journal emphasizes theory and research concerning person-context relationships across the life course, and the employment of a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods (e.g., multilevel, multivariate, longitudinal methods). As an interdisciplinary journal, RHD incorporates biological, psychological, sociological, anthropological, economic, and historical perspectives. The journal advances scholarship on the social and cultural contexts of human development in national and international settings. Moreover, it informs social policies and programs that promote positive and healthy development for all people. RHD is comprised of special issues, and all manuscripts are subject to a double anonymized peer-reviewed process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Editor-in-chief Jennifer Brown UrbanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences10.3%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology7.5%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences7.1%
- Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychology6.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6.1%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences5.3%
- Cognitive Abilities and TestingPsychology5.1%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences4.9%
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 SciencePubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC
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
- 1.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 269OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 60,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 475 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 7 | 12 |
| 2024 | 17 | 6 | 61 |
| 2023 | 14 | 5 | 56 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 | 58 |
| 2021 | 19 | 10 | 194 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Research in Human Development is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabili…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; journal comprised of special issues. Model summary
RHD is comprised of special issues, and all manuscripts are subject to a double anonymized peer-reviewed process.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1542-7609
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-7617
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research in Human Development
What CAS zone is Research in Human Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research in Human 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 Research in Human Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.28; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Research in Human Development?
The publisher reports about 8 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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.
Which databases index Research in Human Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research in Human Development is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Research in Human Development open access, and what is the APC?
Research in Human Development is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .