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Journal of Research on Adolescence
ISSN 1050-8392 · eISSN 1532-7795 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Research on Adolescence: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.72; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 231 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 139 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Research on Adolescence is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Early Childhood Education and Development and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, together about 39.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JRA seeks to publish innovative and rigorous research that advances understanding of adolescent development in diverse communities around the world. The journal considers manuscripts from the wide range of topics relevant to adolescent development, using rigorous quantitative or qualitative methodologies. We will consider samples of early adolescence (10-12), middle adolescence (13-15), late adolescence (16-18), and young adulthood (19-25). However, samples of university students (typically aged about 18-22 years) need a strong justification that the sample is not one of convenience. Manuscripts should advance understanding of adolescent development, rather than merely study a phenomenon with an adolescent sample, and should therefore be grounded in developmental theory, prior developmental research, and contexts of development. There are no exclusions of particular methodologies, though studies including a diverse and representative sample, with valid and multiple information sources, and/or with best practice quantitative or qualitative analysis strategies are preferred. Manuscripts should clearly articulate the advances in understanding adolescent development and the applications for improving the lives of adolescents.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 25 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United States 198, Mainland China 25, Canada 15, Netherlands 9, United Kingdom 4 (300 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 DevelopmentPsychology21.7%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.6%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology7.9%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences7.3%
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology6.8%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences5.7%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences4.1%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions3.3%
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 | Family Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 1 |
| 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 | Family Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 2.72LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,315OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 121LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 125Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 489,092Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 150 | 105 | 49 |
| 2025 | 139 | 98 | 346 |
| 2024 | 150 | 115 | 894 |
| 2023 | 89 | 65 | 762 |
| 2022 | 113 | 63 | 2,087 |
| 2021 | 109 | 64 | 4,636 |
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
231 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 162 days – 306 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 252 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (310 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)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 238 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 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 3,400 / EUR 2,870 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
Article types accepted11
- brief reportAll submissions unless otherwise specified are expected to be no more than 40 manuscript pages, including tables, references, and figures (but excluding appendi…Length not stated
- commentaryAll submissions unless otherwise specified are expected to be no more than 40 manuscript pages, including tables, references, and figures (but excluding appendi…Length not stated
- empirical articleEmpirical Article High in scientific quality, Empirical Articles are reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that contribute to the empirical ba…Length not stated
- literature reviewAll submissions unless otherwise specified are expected to be no more than 40 manuscript pages, including tables, references, and figures (but excluding appendi…Length not stated
- meta-analysisAll submissions unless otherwise specified are expected to be no more than 40 manuscript pages, including tables, references, and figures (but excluding appendi…Length not stated
- methods articleAll submissions unless otherwise specified are expected to be no more than 40 manuscript pages, including tables, references, and figures (but excluding appendi…Length not stated
- narrative reviewAll submissions unless otherwise specified are expected to be no more than 40 manuscript pages, including tables, references, and figures (but excluding appendi…Length not stated
- opinionAll submissions unless otherwise specified are expected to be no more than 40 manuscript pages, including tables, references, and figures (but excluding appendi…Length not stated
- reviewAll submissions unless otherwise specified are expected to be no more than 40 manuscript pages, including tables, references, and figures (but excluding appendi…Length not stated
- review of the literatureReview of the Literature Reviews synthesize existing knowledge on adolescent development in ways that solidify and advance understanding.Length not stated
- special feature - methodsSpecial Feature - Methods Articles include cutting edge statistical and measurement tools, as well as new research methods that can be applied to the science of…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Positionality statements encouraged but not required. 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 availability statement expected; materials and code sharing encouraged. Model summary
This journal expects authors to share a data availability statement (but not necessarily share data for publication or peer review).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, all sources must be credited within the manuscript. At minimum, the title and author should be provided.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review. Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JORA. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. This journal does not charge submission fees.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1050-8392
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-7795
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Research on Adolescence
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Research on Adolescence
What CAS zone is Journal of Research on Adolescence in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Research on Adolescence is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Family Studies / Psychology, Developmental; it is a Top journal. 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 Research on Adolescence?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.72; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 156.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Research on Adolescence?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 231 days (interquartile range 162–306 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (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 Research on 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 Research on Adolescence based?
Of the 300 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 25 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (198), Mainland China (25) and Canada (15). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Research on Adolescence?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Research on Adolescence is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Research on Adolescence open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Research on Adolescence is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .