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Child and Youth Services

Routledge · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN1545-2298

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.426

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.905

Total Works

1,132

Total Citations

6,193

2yr Mean Citedness

0.58

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Child & Youth Services is a journal that publishes empirical studies, qualitative analyses, evaluations, and theoretical discussions on youth development and social issues. It brings together scholars and practitioners from disciplines including child and youth care, social work, education, social policy, and family studies, and focuses on disadvantaged or otherwise vulnerable children, young people, and their families.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,132

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1545-2298

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Health (social science)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Health (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Welfare and AdoptionYouth Development and Social SupportDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHomelessness and Social IssuesEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild Abuse and TraumaChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSocial Work Education and PracticeFamily and Disability Support ResearchYouth Education and Societal Dynamics