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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,831Gold OA

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

Identifier (ISSN):0267-3843(Print)/2164-4527(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis Group
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.3↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

WoS Q2
13464.520231.920242.220252.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.806
#6,831

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
45

45 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
41articles/year
100% Gold OA•92.5% Original Research

Aims & Scope

nternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth aims to identify, examine and compare particular issues, problems and policies related to adolescents and youth throughout the world. Subject areas covered include psychological growth and development, health and medical care, delinquency, social policy, employment and unemployment, education and training, spiritual and physical development, leisure, family relationships, sex education, homelessness. The Journal will be of interest to researchers in those areas, university and other higher education institutions, as well as to international, central and local government and voluntary organizations and field work agencies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology97.7%Medicine55.5%Developmental psychology50.8%Social psychology49%Sociology48.8%Political science41.3%Law38%Philosophy36.7%Biology33.3%Economics28.8%Computer science28.5%Psychiatry27.5%Mathematics25.3%Psychotherapist25.3%Clinical psychology23.5%Epistemology21.8%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q2
Rank43/95
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Q2
Rank40/95
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.3
Articles / Year131
Total Citations21
2025
IF2.2
Articles / Year199
Total Citations365
2024
IF1.9
Articles / Year128
Total Citations660
2023
IF4.5
Articles / Year56
Total Citations600
2022
IF—
Articles / Year40
Total Citations638

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,831Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1987-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.806

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.81

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,280 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations666
3-Year Documents211
Citable Documents207

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate59.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Health (social science)Q1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth (ISSN: 0267-3843) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by Taylor & Francis Group in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.806 (Q1), an H-index of 45.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 41 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,280 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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