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.

[1] The current editor-in-chief is Eric F. Dubow (Bowling Green State University and University of Michigan).

The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion guidelines[2] that provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible.

[3] The journal was established in 1969,[4] with Boyd R. McCandless (Emory University) as founding editor-in-chief.