Journal of Youth and Adolescence
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165 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
Journal of Youth and Adolescence provides a single, high-level medium of communication for psychologists, psychiatrists, biologists, criminologists, educators, and researchers in many other allied disciplines who address the subject of youth and adolescence. The journal publishes quantitative analyses, theoretical papers, and comprehensive review articles. The journal especially welcomes empirically rigorous papers that take policy implications seriously. Research need not have been designed to address policy needs, but manuscripts must address implications for the manner society formally (e.g., through laws, policies or regulations) or informally (e.g., through parents, peers, and social institutions) responds to the period of youth and adolescence.
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PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Youth and Adolescence (acronym: joyo, ISSN: 0047-2891) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by Springer Nature in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.893 (Q1), an H-index of 165.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 12 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 168 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,757 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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