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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,708CAS 3区Hybrid

Youth & Society

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.907•SCImago Rank: #5,708•Identifier (ISSN):0044-118X(Print)/1552-8499(Online)•Articles / Year: 96•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,304 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.9
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
82

82 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
96articles/year
21.88% Gold OA•93.48% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.793)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

For thirty-five years, Youth & Society has provided educators, counsellors, researchers, and policy makers with the latest research and scholarship in this dynamic field. This valuable resource examines critical contemporary issues and presents vital, practical information for studying and working with young people today. Each quarterly issue of Youth & Society features peer-reviewed articles by distinguished scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines and fields, including: sociology, public health, social work, education, criminology, psychology, anthropology, human services, and political science.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology98.4%Sociology84.2%Social psychology69.5%Developmental psychology62%Political science61%Law57.7%Medicine54.2%Mathematics34.9%Philosophy34.7%Biology33.7%Economics32.1%Psychiatry29.2%Computer science29%Criminology24.2%Social science23.6%Environmental health22.2%Epistemology21.4%Anthropology21.2%Psychotherapist21.2%Statistics20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,708Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1969-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.907

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
82

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.97

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,304 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations707
3-Year Documents212
Citable Documents210

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate57.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区SOCIAL ISSUES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SOCIAL ISSUES
JCRSSCI
31/72Q2
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
76/275Q2
SOCIOLOGY
JCRSSCI
81/222Q2
SOCIAL ISSUES
JCISSCI
27/72Q2
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
88/276Q2
SOCIOLOGY
JCISSCI
104/222Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—493
20251.983134
2024259236
2023250292
20222.79347481
2021—721,031
2020—601,488
2019—47895
2018—481,327
2017—42771
2016—451,613
2015—371,140
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Youth & Society

WoS Q2
123420222023202420251.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01