Developmental Science
Overview
Developmental Science is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the interdisciplinary study of human development from infancy to adolescence. It publishes cutting-edge research articles, reviews, and theoretical papers, covering various aspects of cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. The journal aims to advance our understanding of developmental processes and their implications for education, policy, and intervention.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Dev Sci
Start
1998
End
Continuing
Frequency
Bimonthly, 2005-
p-ISSN
1363-755X
e-ISSN
1467-7687
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialty
Psychology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1411
150
SJR / Ranks: 1597
1686
CiteScore / Ranks: 1874
8.80
Recent Articles
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Rico-Pico J, Garcia-de-Soria Bazan M, Conejero A, Moyano S, Hoyo A, Ballesteros-Duperon M, et al.
Dev Sci
. 2025 Feb;
28(2):e13613.
PMID: 39923184
Executive control (EC) emerges in the first year of life, with the ability to inhibit prepotent responses (inhibitory control [IC]) and to flexibly readapt (cognitive flexibility [CF]) steadily improving. Simultaneously,...
12.
Gonzalez A, Skinner A, Baron A
Dev Sci
. 2025 Feb;
28(2):e13614.
PMID: 39907179
Nonverbal behavior is a ubiquitous, everyday cue that is often used as a basis for social evaluation. Numerous studies indicate that children are sensitive to these signals and form evaluative...
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Vogelsang L, Gupta P, Vogelsang M, Shah P, Tiwari K, Verma D, et al.
Dev Sci
. 2025 Feb;
28(2):e13616.
PMID: 39907167
We possess a remarkably acute ability to detect even small misalignments between extended line segments. This "vernier acuity" significantly exceeds our "resolution acuity"-the ability to resolve closely separated stimuli-and is...
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Pecukonis M, Yucel M, Lee H, Knox C, Boas D, Tager-Flusberg H
Dev Sci
. 2025 Jan;
28(2):e13615.
PMID: 39888180
Previous research suggests that book reading and screen time have contrasting effects on language and brain development. However, few studies have explicitly investigated whether children's brains function differently during these...
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Qian M, Pang Y, Fu G
Dev Sci
. 2025 Jan;
28(2):e13612.
PMID: 39876752
Addressing racial bias in early childhood is crucial for fostering inclusivity and reducing social inequalities. This study examined the effectiveness of individuation training in reducing racial bias among Canadian preschool-aged...
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Gin S, Yin H, Boykin C, Sobel D
Dev Sci
. 2025 Jan;
28(2):e13611.
PMID: 39829289
Several studies suggest that children's learning and engagement with the content of play activities is affected by the ways parents and children interact. In particular, when parents are overly directive...
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Vreden C, Renner E, Ainamani H, Crowther R, Forward B, Mazari S, et al.
Dev Sci
. 2025 Jan;
28(2):e13608.
PMID: 39810330
Contagious crying in infants has been considered an early marker of their sensitivity to others' emotions, a form of emotional contagion, and an early basis for empathy. However, it remains...
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Altuntas E, Best C, Kalashnikova M, Gotz A, Burnham D
Dev Sci
. 2025 Jan;
28(2):e13605.
PMID: 39810309
The classical view is that perceptual attunement to the native language, which emerges by 6-10 months, developmentally precedes phonological feature abstraction abilities. That assumption is challenged by findings from adults...
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Bartha-Doering L, Giordano V, Mandl S, Benavides-Varela S, Weiskopf A, Mader J, et al.
Dev Sci
. 2025 Jan;
28(2):e13609.
PMID: 39807603
Newborns are able to neurally discriminate between speech and nonspeech right after birth. To date it remains unknown whether this early speech discrimination and the underlying neural language network is...
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Lavechin M, de Seyssel M, Titeux H, Wisniewski G, Bredin H, Cristia A, et al.
Dev Sci
. 2025 Jan;
28(2):e13606.
PMID: 39763096
Before they even talk, infants become sensitive to the speech sounds of their native language and recognize the auditory form of an increasing number of words. Traditionally, these early perceptual...