About this journal
Aims and scope
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes on adolescents and youth across international contexts.
The journal aims to identify, examine and compare issues, problems, and policies related to adolescents and youth throughout the world. The journal is of interest to researchers in those areas, as well as to international, central and local government, voluntary organizations and youth-related agencies.
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth covers the following subject areas:
• Adolescent growth and development (psychological, spiritual, or physical)
• Education and training
• Employment and unemployment
• Health, mental health and medical care
• Homelessness
• Family relationships
• Leisure and recreation
• Sex and gender education
• Social policy
• Youth cultures
• Youth leadership and social action
The journal publishes original research articles, review articles and critical essays within and across national and regional borders that theoretically and historically contextualize new and existing scholarship.
Peer Review Policy: All articles submitted to this journal are subject to initial editorial screening by the Editor.
If deemed suitable for further evaluation, Research Articles and Review Articles are sent for rigorous peer review by at least two anonymous referees.
If deemed suitable, all Target Articles, Critical Essays, Comments and Media Reviews are sent for rigorous anonymous peer review by at least one anonymous referee.
Content published under other Article Types has been subject only to the assessment of the Editor.
All published articles are freely and permanently available online through gold open access publication, enabling anyone to read, download and share that research.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 1.3M annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.9 (2023) Impact Factor
- 3.8 (2023) 5 year IF
- 8.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 2.163 (2023) SNIP
- 1.240 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 54 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 72 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 9 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 62% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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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.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
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.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor
Prof. Peter Appelbaum - Arcadia University, USA
Editorial Board
Dr Fiona S. Baker - Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Iman Amy Betawi - University of Jordan, Jordan
Prof Sandra Bosacki - Brock University, Canada
Dr Simon Bradford - School of Social Sciences, Brunel University, London, UK
Dr Chau-kiu Cheung - Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof. Diana D. Coyle - College of Behavioural and Social Sciences, California State University, California
Dr Alejandra Cortés-Pascual - University of Zaragoza, Spain
Dr Pieter van den Eeden - Free University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Prof. Russell Eisenman - University of Texas-Pan American, USA
Prof. Karen Evans - UCL Institute of Education, London, UK
Prof. Harry Freeman - University of South Dakota, USA
Prof. Philip Garner - School of Education, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK
Associate Prof Diego Gomez-Baya - University of Huelva, Spain Dr Andrew Green - School of Sport and Education, Brunel University, London, UK
Dr Helena Miettunen - Oulu, Finland
Prof. Klaus Hurrelmann - Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany
Dr Toshio Kanaya - National Institute for Educational Research, Japan
Assist. Prof. Geeta Ludhra - Education Department, Brunel University, London, UK
Prof Jacobus Maree - University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr William D. Marelich - Dept. of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, & Dept. of Psychiatry, UCLA, USA
Prof. Roy McConkey - University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK
Prof. Dave Miranda - School of Psychology of the University of Ottawa, Canada
Dr Almudena Moreno Minguez - University of Valladolid, Spain
Professor Yoon Nah - Yonsei University, South Korea
Asst. Prof. Hülya Gülay Ogelman - Pamukkale University, Turkey
Prof Jace Pillay - University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof. Ian Rivers - School of Sport and Education, Brunel University, London, UK
Prof. Dr Chrissie Rogers - University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Associate Prof. Daniel G Séguin - Department of Psychology , Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada
Dr Sarita Sahay - Monash University, Australia
Dr Steven Sek-yum Ngai - the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr Konstantina Rentzou - Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Greece
Dr Cathy Tissot - University of Reading, Reading, UK
Dr Sotiria Tzivinikou - University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece
Dr William Xu - SOAS, London, UK
Dr Kam-shing Yip - Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Professor Francis Yuens - Sacramento State University, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List; Educational Research Abstracts Online; PsycINFO and SCOPUS
Open access
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- 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
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