Children and Youth Services Review

Aims & Scope

Children and Youth Services Review is an international, multidisciplinary journal that focuses on disadvantaged or otherwise vulnerable children, young people, families and the systems designed to support them.

The journal provides a forum for rigorous scholarship relevant to policies, interventions, programs and services intended to improve well-being.

We invite original scholarly works including empirical research, methodological developments, theoretical perspectives, and practice and policy assessments related to services that address individual and societal factors that negatively affect the welfare of children, youth, and young adults ages 0 to 25 and their families.

Submissions that acknowledge and engage with issues of racial equity and social justice in research design, intervention design, service delivery and outcomes are strongly encouraged.

A host of substantive domains relevant to the welfare of youth, young adults, and their families will be considered.

These domains include but are not limited to all forms of child maltreatment, exposure to violence, protective care, youth justice, poverty alleviation, educational disadvantage, community environments, peer relationships, distressed family dynamics and social-emotional wellbeing.

We welcome submissions from disciplines such as social work, education, law, medicine, psychology, public health, public policy, sociology, and allied disciplines.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.862

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	123

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Fragile Families: sample and design

  Citation: 1208

  Authors: Nancy E., Julien O., Irwin, Sara S.

• Online communication, social media and adolescent wellbeing: A systematic narrative review

  Citation: 720

  Authors: Paul, Roger, Brian

• Adverse childhood experiences and life opportunities: Shifting the narrative

  Citation: 524

  Authors: Marilyn, Melissa T., Joanne, Katie A., Derek C.

• Young children’s online learning during COVID-19 pandemic: Chinese parents’ beliefs and attitudes

  Citation: 494

  Authors: Chuanmei, Simin, Hui

• Resilience in children and youth: A review

  Citation: 477

  Authors: Staci M., Lyndal M.

• Impact of lockdown on learning status of undergraduate and postgraduate students during COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal, India

  Citation: 465

  Authors: Nanigopal, Pintu, Avijit, Jay, Ankita, Rahul, Bikash, Prabir, Pradip

• Dominance and symmetry in partner violence by male and female university students in 32 nations

  Citation: 433

  Authors: Murray A.

• Risk factors for involvement in cyber bullying: Victims, bullies and bully–victims

  Citation: 417

  Authors: Faye, Mona, Tahany, Joanne

• Child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency: Investigating the role of placement and placement instability

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Joseph P., Mark F.

• Outcomes of children who grew up in foster care: Systematic-review

  Citation: 366

  Authors: Laura, Johan, Skrallan, Laurence, Frank

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