Early Human Development

{{Infobox journal

| title = Early Human Development

| cover = Early Human Development.gif

| formernames =

| abbreviation = Early Hum. Dev.

| discipline = Human development

| language =

| editor = E.F. Maalouf

| publisher = Elsevier

| country =

| history = 1977–present

| frequency = Monthly

| openaccess =

| license =

| impact = 2.079

| impact-year = 2020

| ISSN = 0378-3782

| eISSN =

| CODEN = EHDEDN

| JSTOR =

| LCCN = 77644403

| OCLC = 476330727

| website = http://www.journals.elsevier.com/early-human-development

}}

Early Human Development is an academic journal covering human development published by Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is E.F. Maalouf (Homerton University Hospital). The journal covers research on the continuum between fetal life and the perinatal period, aspects of postnatal growth influenced by early events, and the safeguarding of the quality of human survival.

The journal is known for publishing "a large number of unprofessional articles" and was under investigation by the publisher as of December 2020.{{cite web|first1=Author Adam|last1=Marcus|accessdate=2021-04-25|title=Elsevier looking into "very serious concerns" after student calls out journal for fleet of Star Trek articles, other issues|url=https://retractionwatch.com/2020/12/10/elsevier-looking-into-very-serious-concerns-after-student-calls-out-journal-for-fleet-of-star-trek-articles-other-issues/|date=2020-12-10}}