Academic Journal
Q2Journal of Adult Development
About Journal of Adult Development
Journal of Adult Development is a scholarly journal published by Springer New York. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.703 and H-index of 59.
Coverage: 1994-2026. Research categories: Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q2); Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (Q2); Life-span and Life-course Studies (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.1 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Peter Martin PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
Source-backed journal facts
Topics in published research
Identity, Memory, and Therapy; Aging and Gerontology Research; Attachment and Relationship Dynamics; Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction; Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development; Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving.
OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.
Reported open-access list prices
3,290.00 USD; 2,690.00 EUR; 2,390.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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