The
Journal of Youth and Adolescence continues its distinguished history of supporting emerging scholars by conferring its
Emerging Scholar Best Article Award (see Levesque
2011). To be eligible for the award, the article’s first author must be an “emerging scholar,” which we interpret as being non-tenured (e.g., a graduate student, post-doctoral scholar, research scientist, or assistant professor). A random group of editorial board members (with potential recipients excluded) select the recipient. The winner receives a plaque as well as a small financial award generously provided by Springer, the journal’s publisher. …
