Asia-Pacific Journal of Youth, Culture & Society
Asia-Pacific Journal of Youth, Culture & Society (APJYCS) is an English-language, open-access quarterly published online by the Asia-Pacific Youth Culture Foundation. The journal advances rigorous scholarship and informed debate on youth, culture, and social change across the Asia-Pacific—linking research, education, policy, and practice for regional and intergenerational dialogue.
Publication information
- Publisher: Asia-Pacific Youth Culture Foundation
- Place of publication: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Language: English
- Format: Online-only
- Frequency: Quarterly
- Access model: Open Access
- Review model: Double-blind peer review
- APC model: Author-pays article processing charge (APC)
Aims & scope
APJYCS seeks empirical, theoretical, and policy-relevant work that clarifies how young people experience and shape culture, institutions, and social change in the Asia-Pacific and in comparative perspective. We welcome interdisciplinary research, critical reviews, and evidence-based commentary that speak to educators, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
The journal invites submissions in areas including:
- Culture and society — Youth cultures, identities, media, values, civic life, and everyday practice; cultural production, consumption, and contestation in plural societies.
- Education — Schooling, higher education, lifelong learning, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and educational equity in relation to youth development and regional futures.
- Public policy — Laws, programmes, and governance affecting young people, including labour, welfare, health, migration, digital policy, and civic participation.
- Intergenerational issues — Relations between generations, transitions to adulthood, care, family structures, and how institutions shape youth opportunities and responsibilities.
- Regional exchange — Cross-border dialogue, comparative research, South–South learning, and transnational connections linking the Asia-Pacific with wider global debates.
- Social development — Inclusion, inequality, community well-being, sustainability, human rights, and participatory approaches to youth-led and collaborative development.
- Other social sciences and allied fields — Submissions are welcome from across the social sciences and related disciplines—including anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, communication, law, criminology, geography, social work, and cognate fields—when the work substantively engages youth, culture, and society (or their institutional and structural contexts) and meets the journal’s standards for argument and evidence.
Manuscripts may use qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, or interpretive designs, provided the methodological choices are well justified and rigorously executed. Policy analyses and commentaries that extend scholarly debate are encouraged, provided they remain clear and meet high standards of evidence.
Peer review
All submissions undergo editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal’s scope and quality threshold are sent to at least two independent reviewers. Review is double-blind: authors and reviewers remain anonymous to one another. Editorial decisions include accept, minor revisions, major revisions, or reject.
Author guidelines (summary)
Manuscripts must be original and prepared in English. For review, files must be anonymized in line with double-blind peer review. Any APC applies only after acceptance. Submissions may be made via the editorial email or the journal’s online submission system when available. Full instructions for authors will be published on this site ahead of the May 2026 opening.
Submission Guidance
Conventional formatting expectations and the files to include when you submit by email. Full author instructions may be expanded as the May 2026 opening approaches.
Format and layout
Manuscripts should be prepared in English, in a clear scholarly style. Unless otherwise agreed with the editorial office, use 12-point type (e.g. Times New Roman or an equivalent serif), double line spacing, and 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins on all sides. Number all pages consecutively. Include a concise title, an abstract (normally 150–250 words), and keywords (typically 4–6).
Use headings sparingly and consistently (e.g. Introduction, Theory, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion). Display items (tables, figures) should be cited in the text and placed where they belong or gathered at the end; ensure resolution is sufficient for review. Follow a consistent reference style (e.g. APA 7th) throughout; do not mix styles.
The main text should normally fall within a common range for the article type (e.g. research articles often 6,000–10,000 words including references, unless the editorial office specifies otherwise). Use line numbers in the Word file if possible to simplify editorial and reviewer comments.
Files to submit
Please attach three separate files in one submission message (or as instructed by the editorial office):
- One Microsoft Word file (.docx) — The editable master copy of the manuscript, including title page with author names, affiliations, corresponding author email, acknowledgements, funding, and conflict-of-interest statements as appropriate.
- PDF 1 — Full manuscript — A PDF generated from the final Word version, including author names, affiliations, and all identifying metadata on the title page. This copy is used for editorial records and production reference.
- PDF 2 — Anonymized manuscript (for peer review) — A PDF from which author names, institutional affiliations, acknowledgements, and any identifying information have been removed or blinded. The title page should list the manuscript title only (and abstract/keywords if you keep them on a separate page without identifiers). Do not include running headers that reveal identity; blind self-citations where necessary (e.g. “Author, year” → “Anonymous, year” or omit until after acceptance). This file is circulated to reviewers under double-blind review.
Ensure that the content of the anonymized PDF matches the substantive text of the Word file and the full PDF apart from identity-related elements. If supplemental material is required, consult the editorial office for naming and delivery.
Contact Us and Submission Way
Editorial and publication information for correspondents, libraries, and ISSN registration.
- Journal title
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Youth, Culture & Society
- Publisher
- Asia-Pacific Youth Culture Foundation
- Editorial office
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Youth, Culture & Society Editorial Office
- Contact person
- Xinchen Leng
- Submission Email
- [email protected]
- Phone
- +1 (206) 666-0329
- Business address
- Seattle, Washington, United States
Current issue
The journal is organized by volume and issue. Submissions and regular publication will open from May 2026. Until then, the journal is in preparation; the table below is a sample illustration of how a typical quarterly issue may be structured (for planning and registration purposes).
Vol. 1, No. 1 · March 2026 (illustrative sample)
- Editorial Youth, Culture, and Public Responsibility in the Asia-Pacific: A Foundational Agenda
- Research article Negotiating Belonging: Youth Cultures, Citizenship, and Institutional Orders in Comparative Perspective
- Research article Educational Stratification, Intergenerational Transfers, and Policy Ambivalence in Urbanizing Asian Contexts
- Review article Regional Youth Policy Scholarship: A Critical Review of Conceptual Frameworks, Evidence Bases, and Research Frontiers
- Policy analysis Intergenerational Equity in Education Systems: Analytic Perspectives for Policy Design and Practice
- Commentary Dialogue, Exchange, and Social Development among Youth: Conceptual Reflections and Policy Implications