About this journal

The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (JCSA) is interdisciplinary and provides an essential interface for researchers, academicians, attorneys, clinicians, advocates, policy makers, and practitioners. The journal advocates for increased networking in the sexual abuse/sexual victimization field, greater dissemination of information and research, a higher priority for this international epidemic, and development of effective assessment, intervention, and prevention programs across the lifespan.

Divided into sections to provide clear information, the journal covers research studies, intervention programs, trauma, legal and forensic issues, prevention programs, case studies, assessment, and brief reports, focusing on various subject groups - child and adolescent victims of sexual abuse or incest; adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse or incest; adolescent or adult sexual assault or harassment victims/survivors; and sexual abuse, incest, and sexual assault offenders. Research, treatment approaches and techniques, prevention, intervention, and other programs concerning any of these groups are general categories of the published articles, case studies, and brief reports. The articles emphasize applying research, treatment, and interventions across the lifespan to practical situations so the importance and implications of the results will be clear. Special issues by guest editors are also welcome.

Possible topics for JCSA include but are not limited to : Child and adolescent sexual abuse, sexual assault in adolescents and young adults, sexual victimization, cyber sexual abuse and harassment, sexually abusive behaviors in youth and adults, child sexual exploitation, sexual trafficking of minors and young adults, drug facilitated sexual assault (adolescents and adults), campus sexual assault, sexual abuse of vulnerable populations (including people with disabilities), sexual trauma, international and cultural concerns around sexual victimization and child sexual abuse, educator sexual abuse and sexual misconduct, sexual abuse and exploitation by medical and helping professionals, child marriage, legal role of consent in child and adolescent sexual victimization, teen survivors of sexual violence, sexual victimization by peers, policies affecting survivors of sexual victimization, polyvictimization, prosecution of offenders, civil lawsuits related to current or past history of sexual victimization, and related topics.

The Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma , Journal of Child Sexual Abuse , and the Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody, and Child Development all have Dr. Robert Geffner as Editor-in-Chief. If you are interested in submitting an article but are uncertain about which journal your article may be best suited for, please contact the editor at [email protected] or Dr. Geffner at [email protected]

Peer Review Policy: All articles have undergone double anonymized peer review.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106

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EDITOR
ROBERT GEFFNER, PhD, ABN, ABPP - Founder/President, Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute, dba Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, CA, USA

CO-EDITOR
LINDSAY M. ORCHOWSKI, PhD - Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
(Medical Issues)
CAROL BERKOWITZ, MD - Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
(Clinical issues)
KATHRYN BONACH, PhD, LSW, LPC - Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
(Research Issues)
KATHLEEN COULBORN FALLER, PhD, LMSW, ACSW - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
(Research Methodology)
MAUREEN C. KENNY, PhD - Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
(Statistics and Methodology)
LESLIE TUTTY, PhD - University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
(Legal Issues)
VICTOR VIETH, JD – Zero Abuse Project, St. Paul, MN, USA

ASSISTANT EDITORS
MARINA BASSILI, PsyD - F.I.R.E. Igniting Lives, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
BRITTANY DICKERSON, PsyD - Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, CA, USA
JESSICA MUELLER-COYNE, PsyD - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
SARAH ROBINSON, PsyD - Community Research Foundation, Jay Barreto Crisis Center, San Diego, CA, USA

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS MANAGER
NANETTE BURTON, MS - Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, CA, USA

EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
TERESA LOVE, PhD - Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, CA, USA

SENIOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
CARLY BARTICK - Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, CA, USA

EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
CAROLINE AULT - Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, CA, USA
DELLY LORO - Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, CA, USA

EDITORIAL BOARD
RANDELL ALEXANDER, MD, PhD - Division of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
IAN G. BARRON, DEd Psy - Center for International Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
GREG BOHALL, PsyD, ABPP - Innovative Psychological Solutions, Los Angeles, CA, USA
DOLORES BLACKWELL, PhD - Hunter College; New York, NY, USA
JOHN CAFFARO, PhD - California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
MARIE CLARK, MA, LMFT - Behavioral Science Institute, Inc., Maryland Heights, MD, USA
LISA CONRADI, PsyD - Conradi Consulting, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
RUTH R. DeROSA, PhD - Cognitive Behavioral Associates, Great Neck, NY, USA
TERRY DIAMANDUROS, PhD - Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA
MARILYN FARMER, MSc Psyc – New Zealand Department of Corrections, Wellington, New Zealand
MARC FELIZZI, PhD, LCSW - University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA, USA
RENEE FREDICKSON, PhD - Psychologist, Frederickson & Associates, Minneapolis, MN, USA
GEORGE GAITHER, PhD - Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
DAVID H. GLEAVES, PhD - University of South Australia, South Australia, Australia
SETH GOLDSTEIN, JD - The Law Offices of Seth L. Goldstein, Monterey, CA, USA
HOLLIE GRANATO, PhD - Synthesis Psychological Consortium; Los Angeles, CA, USA
MICHELLE HARRIMAN, PsyD - Private Practice, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
MELANIE C. HENDRICKS, MSW - South Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Columbia, SC, USA
MICHAEL HERTICA, MS - Independent Consultant, Redondo Beach, CA, USA
STEFANIE KEEN, PhD - University of South Carolina, Spartanburg, SC, USA
RAINA LAMADE, PhD - University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA, USA
ELSPETH McINNES, PhD - University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
L.C. MICCIO-FONSECA, PhD - Private Practice, San Diego, CA, USA
HEATHER M. MOULDEN, PhD - Forensic Service, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
ANICENT NYANGOMA, PhD - Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda
KAREN MATTA OSHIMA, PhD - Private Practice, Madbury, NH, USA
CINDY MILLER PERRIN, PhD - Social Science Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, USA
RICHARD RAPPAPORT, PhD - Private Practice, Philadelphia, PA, USA
LUCINDA RASSMUSSEN, PhD - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
Hon. RUTH D. REICHARD, JD - Retired Judge, Indianapolis, IN, USA
DALIDA RITTOSSA, LLM, Mrsc. - Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
COLIN ROSS, MD - President, The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma, Richardson, TX, USA
JULIA RUDOLPH, PhD - Griffith University School of Applied Psychology, Southport, Queensland, Australia
AMY RUSSELL, MSEd, JD - Arthur D. Curtis Children’s Justice Center, Vancouver, WA, USA
KEI SAITO, PhD - Public Practice, Washington DC, USA
Hon. CHARLES B. SCHUDSON, JD - Wisconsin Reserve Judge Emeritus, Sedona, AZ, USA
TARA SHUMAN, PsyD - California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA, USA
ALLISON SINANAN, PhD – Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway, NJ, USA
JASON SPRAITZ, PhD - University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire; Eau Claire, WI, USA
SANDRA S. STROEBEL, PhD - Marshall University College of Education and Professional Development, South Charleston, WV, USA
TARA SUTTON, PhD - Mississippi State University; Starkville, MS, USA
YEE-SAN TEOH, PhD - National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
SARAH ULLMAN, PhD - University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA
VIOLA VAUGHAN-EDEN, PhD, MJ, LCSW - Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA
SAM WALLACE, PhD – Private Practice, Fayetteville, AR, USA
FRANCES S. WATERS, MSW - Private Practice, Marquette, MI, USA
LAURA WILSON, PhD - University of Mary Washington; Fredericksburg, VA, USA
TIMOTHY F. WYNKOOP, PhD, ABPP/CN - University of Toledo School of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA
CAROLLYNE YOUSSEF, PhD - PsychOrium Forensic & Clinical Services, New South Wales, Australia, Melbourne, Australia

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