Journal of Adolescence

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| title = Journal of Adolescence

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| abbreviation = J. Adolesc.

| discipline = Pediatrics, developmental psychology

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| language = English

| editor = Nancy Darling

| publisher = Wiley

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| history = 1978-present

| frequency = Bimonthly

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| impact = 3.256

| impact-year = 2020

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| ISSN = 0140-1971

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| website = https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10959254/2022/94/1

| link1 = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01401971

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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 ([https://www.foundationpsa.org.uk/ FPSA]). FPSA is funded solely by the journal. According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20190502064308/https://clarivate.com/blog/science-research-connect/the-2018-jcr-release-is-here/ 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.