Child Abuse Review (CAR)

Child Abuse Review is a peer-reviewed international academic journal focusing on child protection, safeguarding, and all forms of child maltreatment, including abuse and neglect occurring within or outside family settings. It provides a multidisciplinary platform for professionals such as social workers, psychologists, medical practitioners, legal experts, and policymakers to share research findings, practice developments, training innovations, and policy analyses. The journal emphasizes applied research with strong relevance to real-world child protection practice. It publishes empirical studies, systematic reviews, theoretical discussions, and practice-based reports aimed at improving child welfare systems globally. Its audience includes researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers working in social work, pediatrics, law, and family studies. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley) in the United Kingdom, the journal has been in continuous publication since 1992. It is indexed in major databases such as SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index) and Scopus. The journal maintains a bimonthly publication schedule, releasing issues six times per year. It is also associated with the Association of Child Protection Professionals (AoCPP), formerly BASPCAN, reflecting its strong professional practice orientation.

Child Abuse Review (CAR) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Child Protection and Safeguarding, Social Work, Law, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Family Studies and Social Policy, Child neglect and maltreatment, Domestic violence affecting children, Child protection systems and interventions, Policy, legal frameworks, safeguarding practices, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Multidisciplinary approaches to child welfare , Online or Print , Bi-Monthly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0952-9136, E-ISSN: 1099-0852, Established: 1992,
• Provides Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE