''Child Maltreatment'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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that publishes papers in the field of psychology, family studies and social work. It has been in publication since 1996 and is currently published by
SAGE Publications
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in association with American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS (
New York University Grossman School of Medicine) became editor in chief in 2021.
Scope
''Child Maltreatment'' aims to report current and at-issue scientific information and technical innovations in a form immediately useful to practitioners and researchers from fields such as mental health, child protection, medicine and law. The multidisciplinary journal provides a forum for the discussion on dissemination of research and findings.
Abstracting and indexing
''Child Maltreatment'' is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases:
SCOPUS
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, and the
Social Sciences Citation Index
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. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', its 2017
impact factor
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The Impact Factor of a journa ...
is 4.047, ranking it 2 out of 42 journals in the category "Social Work",
and 3 out of 48 journals in the category "Family Studies."
References
External links
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* {{Official website, http://www.apsac.org/, APSAC official website
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