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Social Development

United KingdomDevelopmental and Educational Psychology (Q1); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Q1Ranking
1.9Impact Factor (2025)
120H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.082SJR (2025)
1992-2026Coverage

About Social Development

Social Development is a scholarly journal published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.082 and H-index of 120.

Coverage: 1992-2026. Research categories: Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q1); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1).

Verified field sources

  • Editor(s): Tina Kretschmer, Harriet Tenenbaum, and Jenna Watling Neal (Editor) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editorial leadership listed under Edited By on the Wiley journal homepage; publisher role retained without assuming Editor-in-Chief.
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.9 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)0961-205X, 1467-9507
ISSN-L0961-205X
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationWiley
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Not marked as fully open access; hybrid options may exist
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Not listed in OpenAlex metadata; this is not a direct DOAJ check
Works recorded in OpenAlex1,864
Citations recorded in OpenAlex90,092
OpenAlex H-index145
Years represented in OpenAlex1982–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development; Early Childhood Education and Development; Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression; Attachment and Relationship Dynamics; Child and Animal Learning Development; Social and Intergroup Psychology.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Reported open-access list prices

3,460.00 USD; 2,910.00 EUR; 2,310.00 GBP

APC list prices reported by OpenAlex, which obtains this information from DOAJ. Confirm current charges, taxes, waivers and eligibility with the publisher; this is not a fee quotation.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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