Child Maltreatment (journal)
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''Child Maltreatment'' is a
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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
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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:
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, and the
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. According to the ''
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'', its 2017
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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."


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External links

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