Journal of Research on Adolescence

期刊简介：JRA seeks to publish innovative and rigorous research that advances understanding of adolescent development in diverse communities around the world. The journal considers manuscripts from the wide range of topics relevant to adolescent development, using rigorous quantitative or qualitative methodologies. We will consider samples of early adolescence (10-12), middle adolescence (13-15), late adolescence (16-18), and young adulthood (19-25). However, samples of university students (typically aged about 18-22 years) need a strong justification that the sample is not one of convenience. Manuscripts should advance understanding of adolescent development, rather than merely study a phenomenon with an adolescent sample, and should therefore be grounded in developmental theory, prior developmental research, and contexts of development. There are no exclusions of particular methodologies, though studies including a diverse and representative sample, with valid and multiple information sources, and/or with best practice quantitative or qualitative analysis strategies are preferred. Manuscripts should clearly articulate the advances in understanding adolescent development and the applications for improving the lives of adolescents.

【译文】JRA 致力于发表创新且严谨的研究成果，以增进对世界各地不同社区青少年发展的理解。该杂志使用严格的定量或定性方法来考虑与青少年发展相关的广泛主题的手稿。我们将考虑青春期早期 (10-12)、青春期中期 (13-15)、青春期晚期 (16-18) 和成年早期 (19-25) 的样本。然而，大学生样本（通常年龄约为 18-22 岁）需要强有力的理由证明该样本不是为了方便而抽取的。手稿应该增进对青少年发展的理解，而不仅仅是研究青少年样本的现象，因此应该以发展理论、先前的发展研究和发展背景为基础。不排除特定的方法，尽管优选研究包括多样化和代表性样本、具有有效和多个信息源和/或最佳实践定量或定性分析策略。手稿应清楚地阐明在理解青少年发展方面的进展以及在改善青少年生活方面的应用。