About this journal

• Child trafficking
• Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC)
• Forced marriage
• Organ and tissue extraction
• Forced labor and slavery
• Involuntary domestic servitude
• Debt bondage
• Child soldiers
• Behavioral and medical consequences of human trafficking
• Anti-trafficking policy and legislation
• Survivor issues, outcomes, and resources

Journal of Human Trafficking welcomes research that contributes to policy development. The Journal also invites scholarship that supports progress towards the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs):

• 5- Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
• 12- Responsible Production and Consumption
• 16- Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.

Author benefits of publishing in Journal of Human Trafficking:

1. You will receive guidance from the prestigious members of our Editorial Board throughout the submissions process;
2. Your manuscript will be published online quickly using the iFirst workflow system—typically within a few weeks of acceptance;
3. You can share your article with 50 free e-prints and promotional tips, courtesy of Author Services ;
4. You can see the impact your article has made by tracking downloads, citations, and the Altmetric Score on My Authored Works ;
5. Your research will be indexed in Scopus; and
6. You will have the opportunity to gain recognition from an international audience and increase your opportunities for future collaboration.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Rochelle L. Dalla - University of Nebraska at Lincoln, USA

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ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick - University of California, San Diego, USA
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Vijay Raghavan - Tata Institute of Social Science - Mumbai, India

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Donna Sabella - Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, USA
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Celia Williamson - University of Toledo, USA

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BOOK REVIEW EDITOR

Siyu Luo - Xiamen University, China
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Emily Blank - Howard University, USA
Elizabeth Bowman - Gallaudet University, United States
Recep Boztemur - Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Casey Branchini - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
Noël Busch-Armendariz - University of Texas-Austin, USA
Christopher Carey - Portland State University, USA
Rita Chaikin - Isha L’Isha - Haifa Feminist Center, Israel
Seo-Young Cho - University of Marburg, Germany
Katherine Christ - UniSA Business, Australia
Natalie Delia Deckard - University of Windsor, Canada
Claude d'Estrée - University of Denver, USA
Meredith Dank - John Jay College, New York, USA
Eileen Farao - American Embassy, New Delhi, India
Amy Farrell - Northeastern University , USA
Kirsten Foot - University of Washington, USA
Florian Forster - IOM, Hanoi, Vietnam
Bernard K. Freamon - Seton Hall University, USA
H. Richard Friman - Marquette University, USA
Barbara Friedman -  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Elzbieta M. Gozdziak - Georgetown University, USA
Ray Jureidini - Lebanese American University, Lebanon and Qatar Foundation, Qatar
Oliver Kaplan - University of Denver, USA
Sharvari Karandikar-Chedda - Ohio State University, USA
Heather Komenda - Nairobi, Kenya
Frank Laczko - IOM, Switzerland
Mark Latonero - University of Southern California, USA
Richard Lotspeich - Indiana State University , USA
Lauren Martin - University of Minnesota, USA
Mohamed Y. Mattar - Johns Hopkins University, USA

Veerendra Mishra - Madhya Pradesh, India and University of Minnesota
Julia Muraszkiewicz - Trilateral Research Ltd, Brussels, Belgium
P. Madhusoodanan Nair - New Delhi, India
Erin O'Brien - Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Friday E. Okonofua - University of Benin, Nigeria
Timothy M. Palmbach - University of New Haven, USA
Rhacel Salazar Parrenas - University of Southern California, USA
Einat Peled - Tel Aviv University, Israel
Benjamin Perrin - University of British Columbia, Canada
Kathleen M. Preble - University of Missouri, USA
W. Courtland Robinson - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
Dominique Roe-Sepowitz - Arizona State University, USA
Elizabeth Saewyc - University of British Columbia, Canada
Andreas Schloenhardt - The University of Queensland, Australia
Louise Shelley - George Mason University, USA
Elena Shomos - US State Department, USA
Helen Sworn - Chab Dai, Cambodia
Mitali Thakor - Harvard University, USA
Lisa L. Thompson - World Hope International, USA Headquarters
Christien van den Anker - University of the West of England, UK
Gillian Wylie - University of Dublin, Ireland