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International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice
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International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice

2524-5236

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/42448

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 842 13 21 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 42
Documents by Best Scientists*: 51
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 12
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.474
Impact Factor: N/A

Top Publications

  • Institutional Oppression That Silences Child Protection Reform

    Valerie Braithwaite

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Addressing the Relatively Autonomous Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Child Protection Policies and Practices

    Nigel Parton

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Major Findings from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2019

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Community-Level Prevention of Childhood Maltreatment: Next Steps in a World with COVID-19.

    Beth E Molnar;Arielle A J Scoglio;William R Beardslee

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • The “Front Door” to Child Protection—Issues and Innovations

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Not What I Expected: Training Social Work Students in Community-Based Child Prevention of Child Maltreatment

    Carmit Katz;Jill D. McLeigh;Asher Ben-Arieh

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Rethinking Child Maltreatment: Children’s Perceptions of Physical and Emotional Maltreatment—Initial Findings

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • “I’m Glad That I Was Given a Second Chance to Live”: the Buffering Impact of Turning Points in the Lives of Young People with Foster Care Experience

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Invited Commentary: How Does Culture Matter in Child Maltreatment

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Listening, Learning and Collaborating Through an Inclusive National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children

    Valerie Braithwaite;Mary Ivec

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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