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The aim of the journal is to be a platform for international, disciplinary or interdisciplinary, original, scientific studies, to produce qualified discussions about youth, and to contribute to the development of policies for youth in Turkey. For this reason, in addition to technical competence, the studies to be published are expected to provide new and original contributions to youth-related discussions. In this way, it is aimed to contribute to the formation of a knowledge that will benefit individuals and/or institutions working in the field of youth in Turkey.

Journal of Youth Research publishes articles with a focus on youth. The journal publishes theoretical and applied studies that deal with youth-related subjects from a disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspective. Within this framework, articles that (i) reveal the educational orientations and sources of information of youth, (ii) focus on the career acquisition processes of youth, their positioning in the labor market and their needs, (iii) identify psychological, psychiatric, sociological and anthropological problems of youth, contribute to the search for solutions, and (iv) examine the identity formation, leisure time preferences, criminal tendencies, socialization practices and peer relations of youth, etc. are published.

The aim of the journal is to serve as a platform for international, disciplinary or interdisciplinary; original, scientific studies, to produce qualified discussions about youth and to contribute to the policy-development processes for youth in Türkiye. For this reason, in addition to technical competence, the studies to be published are also expected to provide new and original contributions to youth-related discussions. In this way, it is aimed to contribute to the formation of a knowledge base that will benefit individuals and/or institutions working in the field of youth in Türkiye.

While the Journal of Youth Research is open to studies from various disciplines, it prioritizes studies that examine youth through the lenses of education, sociology, psychology, health, law, political science, social policy, working life, culture, anthropology, literature, history, geography and criminology. However, studies that are highly specific and narrowed down to particular fields of expertise are not prioritized in this regard. Such studies will only be taken into consideration if they provide general insights and practical recommendations for youth policies.