Asia-Pacific Youth Review

Asia-Pacific Youth Review (APYR) is an English-language, open-access journal published online by the Asia-Pacific Youth Culture Foundation. It complements the foundation’s research quarterly (Asia-Pacific Journal of Youth, Culture & Society) by foregrounding long-form review essays, critical surveys of scholarship, and policy-facing commentary on youth, culture, and society across the Asia-Pacific.

Publication information

Publisher: Asia-Pacific Youth Culture Foundation
Place of publication: Seattle, Washington, United States
Language: English
Format: Online-only
Frequency: Semi-annual (twice yearly)
Access model: Open Access
Review model: Double-blind peer review for original research submissions; editorial review with external readers as appropriate for review essays and invited commentary
APC model: Author-pays article processing charge (APC), where applicable

Aims & scope

APYR invites work that synthesizes evidence, interprets trends, and engages public debate—especially where it helps readers see connections among youth studies, culture, education, and social policy in the Asia-Pacific and in comparative perspective.

The journal invites submissions in areas including:

Culture and society — Reviews and essays on youth cultures, identities, media, civic life, and everyday practice; interpretive engagement with cultural production and contestation in plural societies.
Education — Critical surveys of scholarship and policy on schooling, higher education, lifelong learning, and educational equity in relation to youth and regional futures.
Public policy — Analytic commentary on laws, programmes, and governance affecting young people, including labour, welfare, health, migration, digital policy, and civic participation.
Intergenerational issues — Review-led discussion of generational relations, transitions to adulthood, care, family structures, and institutional mediation of youth opportunities and responsibilities.
Regional exchange — Comparative and transnational perspectives that connect Asia-Pacific contexts with wider global conversations, including South–South learning and cross-border dialogue.
Social development — Essays on inclusion, inequality, community well-being, sustainability, human rights, and participatory approaches to youth-led and collaborative development.
Other social sciences and allied fields — Contributions from anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, communication, law, geography, social work, and cognate fields when they substantively engage youth, culture, and society and meet the journal’s standards for clarity and evidence.

Submissions may take the form of review essays, state-of-the-field surveys, or evidence-based commentary. Methods should be appropriate to the genre; all work must be clearly argued and carefully referenced.

Peer review

All submissions undergo editorial screening. Original research manuscripts that meet scope and quality expectations are sent to independent reviewers; review is double-blind where identities can reasonably be withheld. Review essays and invited commentary may follow editorial review with targeted external readers. Editorial decisions include accept, minor revisions, major revisions, or reject.

Author guidelines (summary)

Manuscripts must be original and prepared in English. For submissions reviewed double-blind, files must be anonymized accordingly. Any APC applies only after acceptance. Submissions may be made via the editorial email or the foundation’s online systems when available. Full instructions 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. 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.

Review essays often range from 5,000–9,000 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 when double-blind review applies.

PDF file names: Rename both PDF files using the prefix APYR plus the manuscript title (use a concise, filesystem-safe form of the title where necessary—for example, hyphens instead of spaces). Example: APYR-Manuscript-Title-Full.pdf and APYR-Manuscript-Title-Anonymous.pdf.

Word file name: Use the same APYR + title pattern for the master Microsoft Word file, e.g. APYR-Manuscript-Title.docx.

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 registration.

Journal title: Asia-Pacific Youth Review
Publisher: Asia-Pacific Youth Culture Foundation
Editorial office: Asia-Pacific Youth Review 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 semi-annual issue may be structured (for planning and registration purposes).

Vol. 1, No. 1 · June 2026 (illustrative sample)

Editorial Youth, Culture, and Public Responsibility in the Asia-Pacific: Toward a Causal and Comparative Research Agenda
Review essay Belonging, Citizenship, and Institutional Embeddedness among Youth: Comparative Evidence from Cross-National Survey Infrastructures in the Asia-Pacific
Review essay Educational Stratification and Intergenerational Transmission under Urban Transformation: Mechanisms, Heterogeneous Effects, and Policy Regimes in Asian Cities
Survey article The Knowledge Architecture of Youth Policy Research in the Asia-Pacific: A Systematic Review, Bibliometric Mapping, and Frontier Assessment
Policy analysis Intergenerational Equity in Education Systems: Distributional Incidence, Policy Trade-Offs, and Institutional Design across Asia-Pacific Contexts
Commentary Youth Dialogue, Cross-Border Exchange, and Social Development: Reassessing Mechanisms, Selection Effects, and Policy Externalities