Society for Research in Child Development

Name

Society for Research in Child Development

Legal name

Society for Research in Child Development

Website

https://srcd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing and Scientific Society Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) (HLAJAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research Administration & Compliance (Sponsored Programs, IRB/REB) (EDADAKAH)

Keywords

• Developmental science research
• Peer-reviewed journals
• Child development research
• Professional academic society
• Scientific publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SRCD operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization. Members pay dues to access benefits including full digital access to all four SRCD publications, reduced conference registration fees, and access to the member portal.
2. Journal Publishing: SRCD publishes four publications: Child Development, Child Development Perspectives, Monographs, and Child Policy Nexus. Revenue is generated through institutional subscriptions and licensing agreements with publishers.
3. Event Registration: Revenue from biennial meetings, special topic meetings, and webinars. The 2027 Biennial Meeting in Atlanta and the 2026 Global Forum in the Netherlands generate registration fees from attendees.
4. Donations: SRCD accepts donations to support the organization's mission of advancing developmental science. The organization also received a $200,000 grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SRCD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association that advances developmental science and child development research. Its core offerings include four peer-reviewed journals (Child Development, Child Development Perspectives, Monographs of SRCD, and Child Policy Nexus) published with Oxford University Press, biennial scientific meetings, the Global Forum on Development, and a policy advocacy program including the Social Policy Report and Child Policy Hub. SRCD also operates membership services, awards and grants programs, and career resources for the global developmental science community.

Product overview

The Society for Research in Child Development operates a membership-based professional organization with four peer-reviewed journals as its core products: Child Development (flagship journal, impact factor 4.9), Child Development Perspectives, Monographs, and Child Policy Nexus. The organization hosts major events including the Biennial Meeting (6,500+ attendees) and Global Forums, and provides the Child Policy Hub for policy engagement. Member services include the iCore-powered membership portal with publication access, the SRCD Career Center, and SRCD Commons online community. The organization also operates a merchandise store and administers awards, grants, and fellowships. Since 2025, journals are published in partnership with Oxford University Press.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child Development journal SRCD's flagship peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original empirical, theoretical, and review articles across all areas of child development and developmental science. Available to individual members, institutional subscribers, and the global research community through Oxford University Press.
• Child Development Perspectives SRCD's peer-reviewed journal publishing brief, accessible articles presenting novel findings, theoretical perspectives, and applications of developmental science for a broad scholarly readership. Published with Oxford University Press.
• Monographs of SRCD SRCD's monograph series publishing extended scholarly works, integrative reviews, and major empirical studies on topics of significance in child development research. Published with Oxford University Press.
• Child Policy Nexus SRCD's policy publication that translates developmental science research into accessible, evidence-based briefs and analyses for policymakers, advocates, and practitioners working on child and family policy.
• SRCD Biennial Meeting SRCD's flagship biennial scientific meeting convening thousands of developmental scientists, students, and practitioners from around the world for scientific presentations, networking, and professional development. Available via paid registration.
• Global Forum on Development SRCD's international forum convening developmental science researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from multiple regions to address cross-national issues in child and adolescent development. Available via paid registration.
• SRCD Membership Individual and institutional membership in SRCD providing access to journals, member directory, career resources, SRCD Commons, and discounted event registration for researchers, students, and practitioners in developmental science.
• SRCD Merchandise Store Online store offering SRCD-branded merchandise including apparel and accessories to members, conference attendees, and supporters of the society.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2024 Impact Factor: 3.84 (2-year), 4.9 (5-year) for Child Development journal
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oxford University PresscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2025SRCD's journals including Child Development are published through Oxford University Press (OUP). SRCD was covered in press regarding its selection of OUP as its publishing partner. Members access publications through OUP's digital platform.
• Harvard UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarvard University researchers (Stephanie M. Jones et al.) conducted the Early Learning Study at Harvard (ELS@H), a longitudinal population-based study on children's executive function development that was published in SRCD's Child Development journal.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American Psychological Association: Largest professional psychology organization in the US, publishing 80+ journals including developmental psychology titles and convening a large annual convention. Overlaps with SRCD in developmental psychology publishing and member services, but operates as a broad incumbent across all psychology subfields rather than specializing in child development.
• American Educational Research Association: Major national research society covering education research broadly, publishing top-tier journals including Educational Researcher and several education-policy journals, and convening a large annual meeting. Comparable to SRCD in the education and developmental research overlap (Child Development ranks 12/74 in AERA's journal category), though AERA's scope extends well beyond child development.
• Society for Neuroscience: Largest neuroscience society in the world, publisher of The Journal of Neuroscience and host of the massive annual SfN meeting (~30,000 attendees). Comparable to SRCD as a scientific society with journals + conventions + policy advocacy, but operates at a much larger scale across the full neuroscience field rather than specializing in developmental science.

Direct peers

• Association for Psychological Science: International scientific society dedicated to advancing psychological science through its flagship journal Psychological Science and an annual convention. Shares SRCD's scholarly society model (journals + conferences + membership), serves overlapping researcher audiences in developmental and cognitive psychology, and competes for similar institutional subscription dollars.
• Society for Research on Adolescence: The leading international organization promoting research on adolescence, with the Journal of Research on Adolescence and a biennial meeting. Directly comparable to SRCD as a developmental life-stage scholarly society with a near-identical operating model (peer-reviewed journals + biennial conferences + member services + caucuses).
• International Society for Infant Studies: Scholarly society dedicated to research on infancy, publisher of Infant Behavior and Development, with biennial international conferences. Closely mirrors SRCD's structure as a developmental life-stage society, with overlapping members and complementary (not duplicative) journal focus on the early end of the developmental continuum.
• National Council on Family Relations: Multidisciplinary nonprofit focused on family research, education, and policy, publishing Journal of Marriage and Family and Family Relations. Comparable to SRCD as a scholarly society bridging family research, policy, and practice, with overlapping members in family studies, child development, and public policy.

Emerging players

• Population Association of America: Professional society for demographers and population scientists, publisher of Demography and host of the annual PAA meeting. Adjacent peer to SRCD given overlapping interest in child and family population-level research outcomes and similar professional society operating model.
• Cognitive Science Society: International scientific society publishing Cognitive Science journal and hosting the annual CogSci conference. Comparable to SRCD as a multidisciplinary research society with journals + conventions + membership, with overlap in cognitive development research areas.
• ZERO TO THREE: National nonprofit focused on infant and toddler development, publishing the Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy-adjacent research and policy briefs. Comparable to SRCD as a nonprofit advancing early childhood development science and policy, with overlapping mission to translate developmental research into practice — though ZERO TO THREE emphasizes direct practice and policy over academic publishing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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