Youth

MDPI AG · Switzerland · Est. 2019

eISSN2673-995X

✓ WOS ESCI✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

449

Total Citationsi

1,419

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Family Studies; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications449

OA Since2020

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MDPI AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-995X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family StudiesSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Youth Development and Social SupportYouth Education and Societal DynamicsLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyHomelessness and Social IssuesMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentImpact of Technology on AdolescentsGender, Feminism, and MediaResilience and Mental HealthEarly Childhood Education and Development

Frequently asked questions about Youth

Is Youth a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Youth: it is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ, 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 Youth?

Youth 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 1.40.

Is Youth indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Youth is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Youth?