''Human Development'' is a quarterly

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covering all aspects of human development, particularly developmental psychology. Its scope includes disparate disciplines such as

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, and

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, among others. The journal is published by Karger Publishers (Basel). The journal is the official journal of the Jean Piaget Society. The current editor is Susan Rivera (

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'', the journal has a 2019

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of 1.893.

Aims and scope

Distinguished by its international recognition since 1958, Human Development publishes theoretical contributions and integrative reviews of lines of research in psychological development within conceptual, historical, and methodological frameworks. Contributions serve to raise theoretical issues, flesh out interesting and potentially powerful ideas, and differentiate key constructs. Contributions come primarily from developmental psychology but are welcome from other relevant disciplines.

History

The journal was founded in 1958 as ''Vita Humana'' by Hans Thomae (1958–1981) and continued in 1965 as ''Human Development''. Former editors include: Bernice L. Neugarten (1963–1969), M.L. Langeveld (1963–1974), Klaus F. Riegel (1970–1977), John A. Meacham (1977–1987), Wolfgang Edelstein (1982–1987), Hermine Sinclair (1982–1987), Deanna Kuhn (1988–1996), Barbara Rogoff (1997–2002), Geoffrey B. Saxe (2003–2006), Larry Nucci (2007–2019), and Susan Rivera (2020–).

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