Developmental Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association covering research in developmental psychology. Publishing formats are research articles, reviews, and theoretical or methodological articles. The current editor-in-chief is Koraly Pérez-Edgar (The Pennsylvania State University).
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.
The journal was established in 1969, with Boyd R. McCandless (Emory University) as founding editor-in-chief.
The journal is indexed by the following services:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 3.1.