Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Journal of Adolescence
ISSN 0140-1971 · eISSN 1095-9254 · WILEY
Journal of Adolescence: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.16; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,150; median 203 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 189 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Adolescence is published by WILEY and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, together about 36.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Adolescence is an international, broad based, cross-disciplinary journal that addresses issues of professional and academic importance concerning development between puberty and the attainment of adult status within society. Our focus is specifically on adolescent development: change over time or negotiating age specific issues and life transitions. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and foster good practice through publishing empirical studies, integrative reviews and theoretical and methodological advances. The Journal of Adolescence is essential reading for adolescent researchers, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and youth workers in practice, and for university and college faculty in the fields of psychology, sociology, education, criminal justice, and social work. Research Areas Encompassed: Adolescent development with particular emphasis on social, cognitive, and emotional functioning Resilience, positive development, and effective coping within the context of adolescent development Disturbances and disorders of adolescence, approached from a developmental perspective Public health approaches and interventions designed to reduce risk or support positive development JoA actively seeks papers that are strongly grounded in theory and have a clear developmental focus. We are particularly interested in research focusing on less studied populations or that examine contextual variation in developmental processes. In addition to empirical research articles, JoA also publishes systematic Review Articles and papers that focus on areas of methodological import. Indexing information: Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Source Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO Publishing) Arctic & Antarctic Regions (EBSCO Publishing) Biography Index (EBSCO Publishing) Book Review Digest Plus (EBSCO Publishing) Child Development & Adolescent Studies (EBSCO Publishing) CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (EBSCO Publishing) Education Index/Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Education Research Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Education Source (EBSCO Publishing) Educational Administration Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Embase (Elsevier) Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCO Publishing) Family Studies Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Gender Studies Database (EBSCO Pu
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, United States 1, Canada 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology21.4%
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology8%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology7.5%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.3%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences4.7%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology4.6%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions4.2%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 3.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 199OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,804OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 169LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 170Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 562,629Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,767 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 188 | 111 | 54 |
| 2025 | 189 | 127 | 461 |
| 2024 | 177 | 129 | 1,007 |
| 2023 | 151 | 115 | 1,640 |
| 2022 | 144 | 76 | 2,517 |
| 2021 | 118 | 46 | 3,300 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
203 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 140 days – 272 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (413 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 216 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,150 / EUR 2,680 / GBP 2,420 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Cover image submissions accepted (optional). Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected; data availability statement required. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-blind peer review; papers only sent to review if initial review by Editor-in-Chief and/or Associate Editors determines quality and relevance. Model summary
This journal operates under a double-blind peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if initial review by the Editor-in-Chief and/or Associate Editors determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints considered; submitted version may be posted to preprint server at any time. Model summary
Journal of Adolescence will consider articles previously available as preprints for review. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
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
- WILEY
- ISSN
- 0140-1971
- Electronic ISSN
- 1095-9254
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 98, Issue 6 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Adolescence
What CAS zone is Journal of Adolescence in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Adolescence is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Developmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Adolescence?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.16; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 199.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Adolescence?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 203 days (interquartile range 140–272 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Adolescence?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Adolescence based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), United States (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Adolescence?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Adolescence is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Adolescence open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Adolescence is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,150.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .