The ''Annual Review of Developmental Psychology'' is an

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published by Annual Reviews that covers significant advances in the developmental sciences across the lifespan through the publication of an annual volume of

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s. Founded in 2019 by Susan A. Gelman and Sandra R. Waxman, its current

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are Sandra R. Waxman and

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. As of 2023, the ''Annual Review of Developmental Psychology'' is being published as

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'' gives the journal an

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of 5.2.

History

The ''Annual Review of Developmental Psychology'' was first published in 2019 by publisher Annual Reviews. Its founding

were Susan A. Gelman and Sandra R. Waxman. As of 2024, the

became Sandra R. Waxman and

Scope and indexing

The ''Annual Review of Developmental Psychology'' defines its scope as covering significant advances relevant to "the developmental sciences, including cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes across the lifespan". As of 2025, ''

'' lists the journal's

as 5.2, ranking it 11 of 94 journal titles in the category "Psychology, Developmental (ESCI)". It is

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Editorial processes

The ''Annual Review of Developmental Psychology'' is helmed by the editor or the co-editors. The editor is assisted by the editorial committee, which includes associate editors, regular members, and occasionally guest editors. Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year. All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the Annual Reviews board of directors and serve five-year terms. The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors. Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted.

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of accepted manuscripts is undertaken by the editorial committee. As of 2025, the editorial committee consists of the two co-editors and the following members: * Deanna Barch * Nathan A. Fox * Judit Gervain * Diane Hughes * Beatriz Luna * Marjorie Rhodes (New York University) * Elliot Tucker-Drob * Janet F. Werker.

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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 development ...

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