About this journal
Aims and scope
Aims and Scopes. The Journal of Genetic Psychology is devoted to research and theory in the field of developmental psychology. It encompasses a life-span approach, so in addition to manuscripts devoted to infancy, childhood, and adolescence, articles on adulthood and aging are also published. We accept submissions in the area of educational psychology as long as they are developmental in nature. Submissions in cross cultural psychology are accepted, but they must add to our understanding of human development in a comparative global context. Applied, descriptive, and qualitative articles are occasionally accepted, as are replications and refinements submitted as brief reports. Although the inclusion of genetic and biological data is not required, the journal encourages the submission of studies that explore the intricate interplay between genetic, temperamental, and/or biological factors with environmental influences. In line with our commitment to fostering a comprehensive understanding of developmental psychology, all submitted articles should report, in the title and/or the abstract, the geographical and socio-cultural context where the study is rooted.
The review process for all submissions to The Journal of Genetic Psychology consists of double anonymized review.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 98K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.7 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.0 (2023) 5 year IF
- 2.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.695 (2023) SNIP
- 0.612 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 32 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 72 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 13 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 30% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
EDITOR
Gianluca Esposito - University of Trento, Italy
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Andrea Bizzego - University of Trento, Italy
Jeffrey R. Gagne - Texas A & M University, US
Nina S. Mounts - Northern Illinois University, US
JUNIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR
Alessandro Carollo - University of Trento, Italy
EDITORIAL BOARD
Sumbleen Ali - SUNY Oneonta, US
Atiqah Azhari - Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
Roberto Baiocco - Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Rodrigo A. Cárcamo - Universidad San Sebastián, Chile
Cecilia Cheung - University of California, Riverside, US
Angela Chow - Indiana University, US
Soledad Coo - Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Judith H. Danovitch - University of Louisville, US
Alexandra N. Davis - University of New Mexico, US
Danielle Findley-Van Nostrand- Roanoke College, US
Eman Gaad - British University in Dubai, UAE
Ilanit Gordon - Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Zehra Gulseven - Virginia Tech, US
Stefanie Höhl - University of Vienna, Austria
Anne Hungerford - University of North Carolina, Wilmington, US
Giuseppe Iandolo - Universida Europea de Madrid, Spain
Yasser Saeed Khan - College of Medicine, Qatar University, Qatar
Sylvia Koller - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/North-West University, Brazil
Elisa Krackow - West Virginia University, US
Valentina Lucia La Rosa - University of Catania, Italy
Fiorenzo Laghi - Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Jennifer E. Lansford - Duke University, US
Chris A. Lawson - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, US
Xuan Li - New York University Shanghai, China
Jeffrey Liew - Texas A & M University, US
Clay Mash - National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, US
Meredith McGinley - University of Wisconsin, Parkside, US
Matthew Mulvaney - Syracuse University, US
Florrie Fei-Yin Ng - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Agnieska Pluta - University of Warsaw, Poland
Glenn E. Ray - Auburn University at Montgomery, US
Lixin Ren - Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Samuel Ronfard - University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada
Wendy Rote - University of South Florida, US
Vincenzo Paolo Senese - University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy
Peipei Setoh - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Stefania Sette - Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Hannah R. Snyder - Brandeis University, US
Mioko Sudo - Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Zoe Taylor - Purdue University, US
Mengya Xia - University of Alabama, US
Pamela Wadende - Kisii University, Kenya
Abstracting and indexing
The Journal of Genetic Psychology is indexed in the following services:
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique * Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique
- FRANCIS - Chadwyck-Healey
- Periodicals Index Online - CSA
- Biological Sciences
- CSA Neurosciences Abstracts (Online)
- PsycINFO
- Sociological Abstracts (Online) - De Gruyter Saur
- Dietrich's Index Philosophicus
- IBZ - Internationale Bibliograhphie der Geistes - und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur - EBSCOhost
- Academic Search Alumni Edition
- Academic Search Complete
- Academic Search Elite
- Academic Search Premier
- Child Development & Adolescent Studies
- Current Abstracts
- Family & Society Studies Worldwide
- MasterFILE Elite
- MasterFILE Premier
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
- SocINDEX
- SocINDEX with Full Text
- TOC Premier - Elsevier
- EMBASE
- Scopus - Education Resources Information Center
- Exceptional Child Education Resources
- MLA International Bibliography
- H.W. Wilson
- Biography Index
- Book Review Digest Plus
- Education Index Retrospective
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
- Humanities Index Retrospective
- Social Sciences Abstracts
- Social Sciences Full Text
- Social Sciences Index
- Social Sciences Index Retrospective
- Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition
- Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Select - National Library of Medicine
- PubMed - OCLC
- ArticleFirst
- Biography Index
- Chicano Database
- Electronic Collections Online
- MEDLINE
- Periodical Abstracts
- PsycFIRST
- Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies
- The Philosopher's Index - ProQuest
- Educational Research Abstracts Online
- Multicultural Education Abstracts (Online)
- Special Education Needs Abstracts (Online)
- Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
- Thomson Reuters
- Arts and Humanities Search
- Current Contents
- Science Citation Index Expanded
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Web of Science - VINITI RAN
- Referativnyi Zhurnal
Open access
The Journal of Genetic Psychology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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6 issues per year
Currently known as:
- The Journal of Genetic Psychology: Research and Theory on Human Development (1954 - current)
Formerly known as
- The Pedagogical Seminary and Journal of Genetic Psychology (1924 - 1954)
- The Pedagogical Seminary (1891 - 1924)
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