Child & Youth Care Forum
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Aims & Scope
Child & Youth Care Forum is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary publication that welcomes submissions – original empirical research papers and theoretical reviews as well as invited commentaries – on children, youth, and families. Contributions to Child & Youth Care Forum are submitted by researchers, practitioners, and clinicians across the interrelated disciplines of child psychology, early childhood, education, medical anthropology, pediatrics, pediatric psychology, psychiatry, public policy, school/educational psychology, social work, and sociology as well as government agencies and corporate and nonprofit organizations that seek to advance current knowledge and practice. Child & Youth Care Forum publishes scientifically rigorous, empirical papers and theoretical reviews that have implications for child and adolescent mental health, psychosocial development, assessment, interventions, and services broadly defined. For example, papers may address issues of child and adolescent typical and/or atypical development through effective youth care assessment and intervention practices. In addition, papers may address strategies for helping youth overcome difficulties (e.g., mental health problems) or overcome adversity (e.g., traumatic stress, community violence) as well as all children actualize their potential (e.g., positive psychology goals). Assessment papers that advance knowledge as well as methodological papers with implications for child and youth research and care are also encouraged.
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PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisChild & Youth Care Forum (acronym: ccar, ISSN: 1053-1890) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by Springer Nature. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.80, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.858 (Q1), an H-index of 56.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 6 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 74 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,165 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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