Developmental Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association covering research in developmental psychology. Publishing formats are research articles, reviews, and theoretical or methodological articles. The current editor-in-chief is Eric F. Dubow (Bowling Green State University and University of Michigan).
The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion guidelines that provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible.
History
The journal was established in 1969, with Boyd R. McCandless (Emory University) as founding editor-in-chief.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is indexed by the following services: Academic Search CAB Abstracts Criminal Justice Abstracts Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences Global Health MEDLINE/PubMed PsycINFO Scopus Social Sciences Citation Index According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 3.845.