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Journal of Adolescent Health

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1879-1972

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.527

H-Indexi

251

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.62

Total Worksi

13,872

Total Citationsi

435,425

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Adolescent Health is a multidisciplinary scientific journal dedicated to improving the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. Its scope includes health, perinatology, pediatrics, and child health.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,872

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-1972

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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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

592

11k

2019

725

20k

2020

478

2021

528

5.2k

2022

614

4.1k

2023

524

1.9k

2024

580

719

2025

357

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.

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PediatricsPsychology, DevelopmentPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPsychiatry and Mental HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsObesity, Physical Activity, DietChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentChild and Adolescent HealthSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesEating Disorders and BehaviorsLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicySmoking Behavior and Cessation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Adolescent Health

Is Journal of Adolescent Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Adolescent Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Adolescent Health?

Journal of Adolescent Health 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 1.46.

Is Journal of Adolescent Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Adolescent Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.