The Journal of Early Adolescence
Last updated ISSN 0272-4316
The Journal of Early Adolescence is published by SAGE Publishing in psychology. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,650.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Journal of Early Adolescence concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Child Development and Digital Technology
Key facts
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0272-4316, 1552-5449 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,650 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,850 |
| Publishing since | 1966 |
| Journal website | jea.sagepub.com/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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