International Youth Science Journal

What International Youth Science Journal does

The International Youth Scientists Journal (IYSJ) is a volunteer-run, youth-led peer-reviewed science publication founded in August 2018 by Jonathan Liu while he was a student at Stamford American International School in Singapore. The journal publishes articles written by high school and college students (ages 13–22) covering eight STEM verticals — Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Environmental Science — plus editorial categories for News, Interviews, and Research Papers. Submissions are collected via Google Forms, reviewed by an internal editorial team (Editing and Publishing heads), and released in numbered issues on a quarterly-to-irregular cadence, reaching 11 issues and over 100 articles by December 2023.

The platform is built on a vanilla WordPress.com hosted blog at science4youth.wordpress.com with no proprietary technology, API, mobile app, or monetization layer. Distribution is entirely digital and free, relying on social media sharing (Twitter/X, Facebook), an email newsletter with 44 subscribers, and WordPress category-based search. The operational model is decentralized through regional PR officers covering North America, Australia, the Middle East, and South America, but the entire team — current executives, regional officers, and the wider writing team of 25–30 people — is composed of high school and college students.

IYSJ generates no commercial revenue: submissions and access are both free, there is no pricing model, no advertising, no sponsorships, and no external funding rounds disclosed. The organization operates as an unincorporated youth-led nonprofit (no formal legal entity or jurisdiction is stated) and is currently mid-transition in 2024, with a new executive team led by Executive Director Angela Milo after founder Jonathan Liu graduated to UC Berkeley in 2020. The organization has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no patents, no formal partnerships, and no regulatory registrations.

Name

International Youth Science Journal

Legal name

International Youth Scientists Journal

Website

https://science4youth.wordpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The International Youth Scientists Journal is a volunteer-run, youth-led peer-reviewed science publication on WordPress that publishes student-written STEM articles (ages 13–22) across eight categories, distributed free to a global student audience via website and email newsletter.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Science Publishing

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

STEM & Engineering Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Youth science publishing
• Peer-reviewed journal
• Student science articles
• STEM education content
• Youth science communication

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. No Commercial Revenue: The organization operates as a nonprofit youth science communication platform with no commercial revenue model. Submission and reading are free. The organization appears to be volunteer-run with no pricing or revenue streams.

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Core offering

The International Youth Scientists Journal is a student-run, peer-reviewed online science publication that publishes periodic issues of student-authored STEM articles written for a student audience. Submissions are collected via Google Forms, internally reviewed by the editorial team, and published on a WordPress-based website. All content is free to read and free to submit, and the publication is supported by a volunteer executive team and regional PR officers.

Product overview

The International Youth Scientists Journal is a single-platform peer-reviewed science publication for students, written by students. The core offering consists of the journal itself publishing periodic issues (currently through Issue 11 as of December 2023) across STEM categories including Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Environmental Science, News, Interviews, and Research Papers. The journal is supported by an editorial team providing peer review, editing, and publishing services, with submissions managed through a dedicated guest writer platform. No modular add-on products or separate platform offerings are identified.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 articles published
• +2 more outcomes

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Has API

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Broad incumbents

• Ask Magazine (Cricket Media): Long-running children's science magazine published by Cricket Media targeting ages 7-10. Comparable as a youth-facing STEM publication with curated editorial content.
• Double Helix (CSIRO): CSIRO's science magazine and digital platform for young readers, blending hands-on activities with STEM articles. Comparable as a youth science publication, with institutional backing and multimedia production.
• Science News for Students: Society for Science-published educational news service covering STEM topics at a reading level accessible to students. Broader, professionally published incumbent that reaches the same student reader audience as IYSJ.

Direct peers

• Frontiers for Young Minds: Peer-reviewed science journal publishing articles written by scientists and reviewed by young reviewers (ages 8-15). Directly comparable as a youth-targeted peer-reviewed STEM publication, with the major difference of being institutionally backed by Frontiers Media and using a kid-reviewer model rather than youth authors.
• Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI): Student-run peer-reviewed science journal focused on middle and high school researchers, with articles written by students and reviewed by mentors. Closest direct competitor in the youth-driven peer-reviewed STEM publishing space.

Emerging players

• New York Academy of Sciences - Junior Academy: NYAS program offering high school students opportunities to collaborate on STEM challenges with mentors and peers. Comparable audience of ambitious student scientists, though focused on challenges rather than publishing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-youth-science-journal

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Investors

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