Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Child & Youth Services
ISSN 0145-935X · eISSN 1545-2298 · Taylor & Francis
Child & Youth Services: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 128 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 57% (journal website); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Child & Youth Services is published by Taylor & Francis and 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 Child Welfare and Adoption, Youth Development and Social Support and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 26.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Child & Youth Services is an international academic journal devoted to advancing knowledge and thinking about relational engagement with children, youth, their families, and communities. Recognizing that children and youth, no matter what challenges they may face, are citizens of the world, the journal is a forum for dialogue among the international community of scholars and practitioners concerned with the lives of young people. Through peer-reviewed articles, columns, book reviews, and op-ed pieces, Child & Youth Services addresses topics of concern to children and youth in the multiple arenas of their lives, including but not limited to residential care, street and homeless youth work practice, juvenile corrections, relational practice, program development and implementation, and youth policy. The journal highlights the intersections of research and practice, inviting articles that speak to scholarly as well as practice audiences. Child & Youth Services brings together scholars and practitioners from a range of disciplines, including child and youth care, social work, education, social policy, and family studies. Peer Review: All articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and full peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 13, Canada 6, Israel 2, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences11.6%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences7.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.1%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions5.9%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology5.6%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.8%
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 | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCINAHLERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, CSA Sociological Abstracts, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, PSYCLINE, ProQuest CSA, SocINDEX
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.29Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 109,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,166 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 58 | 23 | 58 |
| 2024 | 57 | 16 | 70 |
| 2023 | 30 | 9 | 152 |
| 2022 | 22 | 8 | 111 |
| 2021 | 29 | 9 | 205 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
128 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 57%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 128 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Child & Youth Services is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles undergo editorial screening and full peer review. Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and full peer review.
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
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0145-935X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-2298
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Child & Youth Services
What CAS zone is Child & Youth Services in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Child & Youth Services is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Work. 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.
What is the impact factor of Child & Youth Services?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Child & Youth Services?
The publisher reports about 128 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 57%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Child & Youth Services based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), Canada (6) and Israel (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Child & Youth Services?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Child & Youth Services is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO, CINAHL and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Child & Youth Services open access, and what is the APC?
Child & Youth Services is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .