About the Journal

The Centre for the Study of Services to Children and Families (CSSCF) produces the Research and Evaluation in Child, Youth, and Family Services e-journal. The CSSCF is dedicated to identifying and supporting the development of evidence-informed policies, programs, and services aimed at improving the lives of children, youth, and families from diverse social contexts. 

Journal Aims and Scope

Research and Evaluation in Child, Youth, and Family Services seeks to advance the principles of social justice and transformative child welfare through robust inquiry. It achieves this by fostering collaborative partnerships among researchers, agencies, and communities to highlight evidence-informed policies, programs, and services that aim to enhance the well-being of children, youth, and families within diverse social contexts.

This journal showcases contemporary research on the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-informed practice and policies impacting children, youth, and families. It considers various theoretical perspectives, including developmental models, person-environment interactions, and the critical lens of social justice. Special emphasis is placed on empirical research that centers around program evaluation utilizing primary research methods.

This journal is intended to facilitate the transfer of informational power from knowledge producers to knowledge users. As an open-access platform, this journal extends its reach to students, academics, policymakers, and practitioners, providing them with unrestricted access to research findings. By doing so, it empowers these stakeholders to make informed decisions in the development of policies and practices that have a meaningful impact on the lives of children, youth, and families. 

Peer Review Policy

All special issues are peer reviewed by the coordinating UBC faculty and community partners.

All externally submitted manuscripts are subject to a double-blind peer-review process conducted by CSSCF e-journal reviewers.

Statement on Open Access

This is an open access journal.