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Child Abuse and Neglect

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0145-2134eISSN1873-7757

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.421

H-Indexi

241

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.555

Total Worksi

8,586

Total Citationsi

394,263

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Child Abuse & Neglect is an international and interdisciplinary journal publishing articles on child welfare, health, humanitarian aid, justice, mental health, public health, and social service systems. It also explores topics related to injury prevention, foster care, demography, and pediatrics, with an emphasis on prevention and treatment.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications8,586

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0145-2134 / 1873-7757

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

337

13k

2019

376

15k

2020

367

8.4k

2021

358

5.6k

2022

415

4.9k

2023

438

2.7k

2024

435

695

2025

239

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Social WorkQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Family StudiesPsychology, SocialSocial Work

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySocial WorkPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Abuse and TraumaIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentChild Welfare and AdoptionHomicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse

Frequently asked questions about Child Abuse and Neglect

Is Child Abuse and Neglect a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Child Abuse and Neglect: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Child Abuse and Neglect?

Child Abuse and Neglect is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.67.

Is Child Abuse and Neglect indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Child Abuse and Neglect is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.