''Developmental Psychology'' is a

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published by the

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covering research in

developmental psychology Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult developme ...

. Publishing formats are research articles,

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, and theoretical or methodological articles. The current

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is Eric F. Dubow (

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and

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). 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 Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

) as founding editor-in-chief.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed by the following services: *

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/Social & Behavioral Sciences *

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According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 3.845.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.apa.org/journals/dev/ Publications established in 1969 Bimonthly journals American Psychological Association academic journals English-language journals Developmental psychology journals