Torture

Aims & Scope

About the Journal Focus and Scope There is growing awareness of the need to explore optimal remedies to restore the physical, psychological and social well-being of torture victims. The Torture Journal is intended to provide a multidisciplinary forum for the exchange of original research among professionals concerned with the biomedical, psychological and social interface of torture. The Journal seeks to produce state-of-the-art knowledge on methodologies, approaches and disciplines available to provide health-based rehabilitation and educational and preventive aspects. Furthermore, the editors wish to encourage dialogue among experts whose diverse cultures and experiences provide innovative and challenging knowledge to existing practices and theories. The Torture Journal fulfils the international standards expected of a scientific journal and follows best practice guidelines, as set out by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Scientific articles from Torture are listed in PubMed and EBSCO. Open Access Policy and Free of Charge This Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The Torture Journal's existence relies on the financial support of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and donations to the IRCT of 30 euros per year or more would be gratefully received. Please visit their website here to make a donation, noting that you are a Torture Journal reader. The Torture Journal does not charge authors for publishing with us. Ethics and Malpractice Torture Journal has a policy of promoting integrity in scholarly research and its publication and adheres to the CODE OF CONDUCT AND BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR JOURNAL editors. Publication Decisions The editor of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journa

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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.

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