Journal of Applied Youth Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Applied Youth Studies (JAYS) is a scholarly journal publishing across the research – policy – practice – theory spectrum on issues that concern youth and young adults.

The journal is an interdisciplinary journal providing high quality debate on the issues, experiences and policies that impact young people’s lives.

It aims to be of relevance to researchers, students, practitioners and policy-makers.

The journal publishes, theoretical and policy papers, and qualitative and quantitative analytical articles.

All papers in this journal are subject to editorial screening and double-blind peer review.

The journal is published 4 times a year.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11966

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	131

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.480

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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.

• ‘Our Voices Aren’t in Lockdown’—Refugee Young People, Challenges, and Innovation During COVID-19

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Jen, Nadine, James

• Mapping Young NEETs Across Europe: Exploring the Institutional Configurations Promoting Youth Disengagement from Education and Employment

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Marie-Luise, Sven

• Peace, Protest and Precarity: Making Conceptual Sense of Young People’s Non-violent Dissent in a Period of Intersecting Crises

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Benjamin, Sarah

• Youth Attitudes Towards Their Future: the Role of Resources, Agency and Individualism in the UK

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Avril, Gabriella

• Why Is Youth Unemployment So Intractable in South Africa? A Synthesis of Evidence at the Micro-Level

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Ariane, Lauren, Leila, Murray

• Between the Rhetoric of Employability and the Reality of Youth (Under)Employment: NEET Policy Rhetoric in the UK and Scotland

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Charlotte

• Precarious Hope: Situated Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic from Undergraduate Students in Manchester, UK

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Caitlin, Chloe, Charlotte, Yasmin, Jessica, Rhiannon, Nasira, Katerina, Isabel

• Regime Change: Education to Work Transitions in England, 1980s–2020s

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Ken

• The Liminal Leisure of Disadvantaged Young People in the UK Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Nicholas, Karenza

• Non-formal and Informal Learning as Citizenship Education: the Views of Young People and Youth Policymakers

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Airi-Alina, Mai, Reelika

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