The goal of the Youth Theatre Journal is to publish the work of authors who create distinctive ways of advancing theory, inquiry, documentation, discussion, critique, and advocacy of theatre or drama created by, for, or with young people in a wide range of contexts. The contexts of the work may include and may extend past the following:
Applied Theatre
Drama (in) education
Youth Theatre
Theatre for Young Audiences
Theatre-in-Education
YTJ is committed to publishing innovative academic and/or performative creations that require new and different ways of documenting the work (e.g., visual images, videos, playscripts) as exemplified by the following:
Distinctive Inquiry
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Challenging or struggling with trending beliefs or normative structures
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Sharing and considering multiple, socio-economic, or unique perspectives
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Articulating critical positions beyond simple documentation of work
Distinctive Voice
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A variety of language(s), and linguistic styles/practices, uses, and varied styles of representation
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Crafting narratives that are accessible to diverse audiences
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Making discourses apparent and deliberate
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Writing that draws from a wide range of styles, scholarship, and knowledge
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Elevation of distinctive voices, including those marginalized in academic contexts, from plural locations
Distinctive Representation
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Considering the structure and representation of the work in relation to content and audience
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Acknowledging the diversity of sources and locations of scholarly and artistic materials
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Elevation of distinctive practices, including those marginalized in academic contexts, from plural locations
Special issues
A special issue is an opportunity for one or more author(s) or guest editors to delve deeply into a topic or issue. An argument can be made, however, for an issue that focuses on one group within an articulation of how it may align and or support the larger YTJ inclusive and diverse space.
Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and double-anonymized peer review.
Journal metrics
Usage
17K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.352 (2023) SNIP
0.129 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
174 days avg. from submission to first
decision
18% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEW EDITOR Angela Sweigart-Gallagher-St. Lawrence University EDITORIAL BOARD
Aaron Bodle -James Madison University Brittany M. Brewer-Michigan State University Lenora Inez Brown -Flint Institute of Music
Amanda Deliman-Utah State University Jo Beth Gonzalez-Bowling Green City Schools Tasha Grant -Maroon Theatre Project Clare Hammoor -Compositive Primary
Jonathan P. Jones- New York University
E. Okobi Mia Perry -University of Glasgow Victoria Rhoades-The SAGE Center Emilio Robles -Indiana University Marcus Simmons-Bethel University
Joshua Rashon Streeter-Emerson College Tammie L. Swopes -New York University Tiffany Trent-University of Chicago Amanda Wager -Vancouver Island University
Abstracting and indexing
Youth Theatre Journal is abstracted and indexed in: EBSCOhost Online Research Databases
Open access
Youth Theatre Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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