Journal of Youth Studies

Board of Advisors
Editorial Board
Objectives
Reader Scope
Language
Circulation
Instructions to Contributors
Date of Publication
Order Form

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Issue Number
Publishing Date
Feature
Volume 1, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 1)
January 1998
¡@Youth Policy in the SAR Administration
Volume 1, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 2)
July 1998
¡@Youth Crime and Support for Rehabilitation
Volume 2, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 3)
January 1999
¡@Youth and Politics
Volume 2, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 4)
July 1999
¡@The New Generation under Economic Restructuring
Volume 3, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 5)
January 2000
¡@Trends in Youth Development for the New Century
Volume 3, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 6)
July 2000
¡@Youth Leadership Training and Development for the New Century
Volume 4, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 7)
January 2001
¡@Health Crisis Facing the New Generation
Volume 4, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 8) July 2001     The Spirit of Volunteering -- Role of the Third Sector
Volume 5, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 9)
January 2002
¡@Socio-Economic Development in Hong Kong and Changes in Family
Volume 5, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 10) July 2002 ¡@Economic Globalization: The Problems and Solutions of Youth  Employment
Volume 6, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 11) January 2003
¡@Building Up Social Capital : A United Effort 
Volume 6, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 12) July 2003
¡@The Pearl River Delta: A New Option for Young People ? 
Volume 7, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 13) January 2004
¡@Rethinking Healthy Life after the SARS Epidemic
Volume 7, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 14) July 2004
¡@Cultivating Creativity Among Young People
Volume 8, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 15) January 2005
¡@How to Enlarge the Cultural Space of Youth
Volume 8, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 16) July 2005 ¡@Has Drug Abuse Become Casual ?
Volume 9, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 17) January 2006 ¡@The Emerging Poverty Cycle
Volume 9, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 18) July 2006 ¡@The Changing Dynamics of Family Relationships
Volume 10, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 19) January 2007 ¡@A Closer Look at Youth Violence
Volume 10, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 20) July 2007     Youth Development in the First Decade of the HKSAR
Volume 11, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 21) January 2008     Can Social Enterprise Make a Difference?
Volume 11, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 22) July 2008     Olympic Inspiration
Volume 12, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 23) January 2009     Changing Faces of Young People ¢w¢w 60 Years After the Founding of the PRC
Volume 12, Issue No. 2 (Serial No. 24) July 2009    Finding a Way Forward for Youth Employment After the Financial Crisis

Feature of Volume 13, Issue No. 1 (Serial No. 25):  The Impact of Pearl River Delta Integration on Young People 

Publishing Date: January 2010

Deadline for Submission of Articles : 30 September 2009

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Advisors
Prof. Edward CHEN, GBS, JP Hon. Professor and Distinguished Fellow
Centre of Asian Studies,
The University of Hong Kong
The Hon. HUI Yin Fat, JP Advisor
China Charity Federation
Prof. CHENG Kai Ming, SBS, JP Senior Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Rance LEE, JP Emeritus Professor
Department of Sociology,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. WONG Hoi Kwok, BBS, JP Professor
Department of Public and Social Administration
The City University of Hong Kong
Dr. CHOI Yuen Wan, SBS, JP Hon. General Secretary
The Breakthrough
Prof. SHAN Guang Nai Institute of Sociology
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Mr. SU Song Xing the former Deputy Chairman
China Youth & Children Research Association
Prof. Richard P. S. WANG General Secretary
National Association of Volunteers, Taiwan
Dr. Paul CHEUNG Chief Statistician
Department of Statistics, Singapore
Dr. S. Vasoo Associate Professorial Fellow
Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore
Editorial Board
Chair of the Editorial Board
Dr. Rosanna WONG, JP Executive Director
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Daniel T. L. SHEK, BBS, JP Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Cecilia CHAN Lai Wan, JP Director
Centre on Behavioral Health,
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. CHENG Chi Ho, Howard Associate Head
Department of Applied Social Sciences,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ms. Christine FANG, BBS, JP Chief Executive
Hong Kong Council of Social Service
Prof. Albert LEE Director
Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mr. NG Shui Lai, BBS, JP Chief Executive
Hong Kong Christian Service
Mr. TAI Hai Lap, BBS, JP Principal
Yan Oi Tong Tin Ka Ping Secondary School
Mr. TSO Kai Lok Principal
Elegantia College
Ms. Yolanda CHIU Deputy Executive Director
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
Ms. Angela NGAI Supervisor
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
Executive Editor
Ms. Amy YUEN Development Officer
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
Objectives:
1 . To provide a forum for professional exchange in youth research, services, theories and practice in youth work;
2 . To advocate improvement in youth services, youth policy and youth legislations.
Reader Scope

Readers of the Journal of Youth Studies are primarily those involved in youth services and research, including social workers, educators, medical practitioners, academics and experts, as well as senior government officials and policy-makers.

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Language

The Journal of Youth Studies is mainly published in Chinese. Articles in English are also welcome. To facilitate reading, articles are included with abstracts in both Chinese and English languages.

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Circulation

Besides regular readers on our subscription list, the Journal will be circulated to government departments, policy-makers, education institutes, social service organizations, youth academics and experts, as well as university libraries in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore and other countries.

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Instructions to Contributors
1 . Manuscripts should be sent to: The Editor, Journal of Youth Studies, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, 4/F., The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building, 21 Pak Fuk Road, North Point, Hong Kong.
2. Articles should be under 8,000 words in general.
3 . Manuscripts should not be concurrently submitted to more than one journal.
4. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, copyright of the article should be assigned exclusively to the Journal of Youth Studies.
5. Three type-written, double-space copies of the manuscript should be submitted.
6 . Manuscripts in electronic format are encouraged. Please submit the text file in a 3.5" floppy diskette together with the printed copies.  Alternatively, the file can be sent via internet.  The email address of the editor is: yr@hkfyg.org.hk
7 . The front page of the manuscript should include the title, author, institution of the author, post in the institution and the complete mailing address. The second page should include abstracts in both Chinese and English for not more than 150 words each (the editor may provide assistance in translation on author's request).
8. Manuscripts are subjected to revision on the request of the Editorial Board.  The Journal of Youth Studies reserves the right to reject the manuscripts.
9 . Five copies of the current issue of the Journal of Youth Studies will be provided complimentarily to authors of the selected articles.
Date of Publication

Two issues of the Journal will be published every year, in January and July.

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