Journal profile · FAMILY STUDIES
Canadian Journal of Family and Youth
ISSN 1718-9748
Canadian Journal of Family and Youth: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: No longer Accepting Submissions After August 31, 2024 2024-07-10 Read More Read more about No longer Accepting Submissions After August 31, 2024 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Family and Youth is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family Dynamics and Relationships, Canadian Identity and History and Marriage and Sexual Relationships, together about 22.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal of Family and Youth (CJFY), published twice a year is an academic interdisciplinary journal. Responding to the diversification of scholarly interests and regional concerns, the journal will be an outlet for Canadian and comparative scholarship on the changing dynamics of the family and the social situation of youth. Relevant papers might come from any discipline including Criminology, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, English, Philosophy, Business or Science. Scholarly debates on family related themes could refer to such topics as community and other social contexts, family dynamics, life course events, domestic violence, dating, marriage, and divorce but also ethnicity, racism, social class, gender, and ageism. Youth-related themes could include family issues, community, education, paid and volunteer work, youth-directed marketing, sports, delinquency and gangs, and so on. Journal articles, reports, commentaries, poems, and short stories that are presented in accessible language will be welcome, along with book reviews on family and youth. The Editors also strongly encourage the submission of graduate and undergraduate student papers. The Canadian Journal of Family and Youth is a member of the Canadian Association of Learned Journals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FAMILY STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences8.6%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences8.6%
- Marriage and Sexual RelationshipsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine5.3%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology4.8%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences4.8%
- Global Socioeconomic and Political DynamicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 697 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 11 |
| 2024 | 80 | 80 | 36 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | 86 |
| 2022 | 103 | 103 | 136 |
| 2021 | 99 | 99 | 106 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewsBook ReviewsLength not stated
- poetryPoetryLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Self-archiving
- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
No longer accepting submissions after August 31, 2024 Model summary
No longer Accepting Submissions After August 31, 2024
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 1718-9748
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Family and Youth
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Family and Youth in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Family and Youth is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Family Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Family and Youth?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Family and Youth is indexed in ESCI.
Is Canadian Journal of Family and Youth open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Family and Youth is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .