Sexual Abuse (journal)
Introduction '''''Sexual Abuse''''' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles about the clinical and theoretical aspects of sexual abuse, including its etiology, consequences, prevention, treatment, and management strategies. It is the official journal of the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse. The editor-in-chief is Michael Seto. Ronald Langevin established the journal under the title ''Annals of Sex Research'' in 1988.It adopted the name ''Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment'' in 1995 and then its current name in 2015.
Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed by Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, PsycINFO, SafetyLit, Scopus, Social Care Institute for Excellence,  and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', its 2017 impact factor is 3.444, ranking it 19th out of 127 journals in the category "Psychology, Clinical" and 5th out of 61 in the category "Criminology & Penology".
Editors The journal has had the following editors-in-chief, with a one-year hiatus in 1994:* Ron Langevin (1988–1993)* Barry Maletzky (1995–1999)* Judith Becker (2000–2003)* Howard Barbaree (2004–2009)* James Cantor (2010–2014)* Michael Seto (2015–)
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External links * *  Official blog