| Journal of Adolescence | |
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| Abbreviation: | J. Adolesc. |
| Discipline: | Pediatrics, developmental psychology |
| Language: | English |
| Editor: | Nancy Darling |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| History: | 1978-present |
| Frequency: | Bimonthly |
| Impact: | 3.256 |
| Impact-Year: | 2020 |
| Issn: | 0140-1971 |
| Website: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10959254/2022/94/1 |
| Link1: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01401971 |
| Link1-Name: | Online archive |
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The Journal of Adolescence is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of primary research on adolescence. It was established in 1978 and is published by Wiley. The editor-in-chief is Nancy Darling (Oberlin College). It is unique among developmental journals in that it is owned by a British charity that funds courses, conferences, and training for professionals working directly with youth (FPSA). FPSA is funded solely by the journal. According to Clarivate Analytics, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 3.256. JoA is an interdisciplinary social science journal and international in scope. It is explicitly developmental, covering age-related change or age-specific phenomenon in individuals 10–25.