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About the Young format

Young is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Youth Education and Societal Dynamics, Social Media and Politics, Gender, Feminism, and Media.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Young, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inYouth Education and Societal Dynamics Social Media and Politics Gender, Feminism, and Media Youth Development and Social Support Children's Rights and Participation
ISSN1103-3088
Citation impact (2-yr)1.84
h-index54
i10-index360
Total citations13,308
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Helsinki
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Young per year

23
2014
23
2015
39
2016
47
2017
34
2018
29
2019
31
2020
32
2021
23
2022
31
2023
42
2024
35
2025

Citation impact of Young by publication year

344
2014
403
2015
490
2016
835
2017
413
2018
594
2019
350
2020
583
2021
171
2022
91
2023
122
2024
25
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Young

Regimes of youth transitions

Andreas Walther · 12 Apr 2006

In a context of de-standardized transitions to work, young people are required to take more individual decisions, a process in which their subjectivities become increasingly important for social integration. While it can be assumed that this is a general trend, this article seeks to analyse the impact of different ‘transition regimes’ upon young people’s biographical…

570 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Beyond apathetic or activist youth

Anita Harris, Johanna Wyn, Salem Younes · 1 Feb 2010

This article addresses the changing nature of participation for young people. Our analysis is framed by the fragmentation of traditional institutions and the increasingly unpredictable nature of life trajectories. As a result, the identification of a crisis in young people’s engagement has become a recurrent theme in the literature, alongside a burgeoning interest in new…

386 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Facing uncertainty

Carmen Leccardi · 30 Mar 2005

The ‘second modernity’ is producing significant changes both in the temporal (and spatial) parameters of the social world and in the ways in which one experiences it. The article deals with the repercussions of these changes in the construction of young people’s biographies in a social context characterized by great uncertainty, acceleration and fragmentation. New…

210 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Learning from Young People Engaged in Climate Activism: The Potential of Collectivizing Despair and Hope

Karen Nairn · 10 Feb 2019

Hope takes on particular significance at this historical moment, which is defined by the prospect of a climate-altered future. Young people (aged 18–29) from climate action groups in New Zealand were interviewed about how they perceived the future. Deploying a unique combination of conceptual tools and in-depth analysis of a small set of interviews, I…

210 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Young template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Young format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Young template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Young use?
Young uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Young, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Young?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Young document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Young template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Young format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Young?
Young is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Young template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Young PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Young template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Young template cost?
You can start writing in the Young template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Young PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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