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Journal of Adolescence

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1095-9254

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.294

H-Indexi

196

SNIPi

1.39

Total Worksi

4,655

Total Citationsi

204,192

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Development; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,655

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-9254

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

147

5.8k

2019

142

5.2k

2020

118

3.2k

2021

144

2.5k

2022

151

1.6k

2023

177

943

2024

189

402

2025

169

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Social PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySocial PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentBullying, Victimization, and AggressionAttachment and Relationship DynamicsEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentYouth Development and Social SupportChild Abuse and TraumaAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthIdentity, Memory, and TherapyImpact of Technology on AdolescentsSuicide and Self-Harm Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Adolescence

Is Journal of Adolescence a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Adolescence: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Adolescence?

Journal of Adolescence is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.00.

Is Journal of Adolescence indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Adolescence is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Adolescence?