Journal Guide

As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child development since 1930. Spanning many disciplines, the journal provides the latest research, not only for researchers and theoreticians, but also for child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, specialists in early childhood education, educational psychologists, special education teachers, and other researchers. In addition to six issues per year of Child Development, subscribers to the journal also receive a full subscription to Child Development Perspectives and Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development.

Child Development Perspectives (CDP) emphasizes brief, well synthesized reviews of research, typically focusing on emerging lines of inquiry in developmental science. The journal sometimes publishes essays on policy, statistics and methods, and on other topics suitable for the readership. Papers are welcome from all fields that inform modern developmental science. Manuscripts reporting new empirical findings are not appropriate for CDP.

Child Indicators Research presents measurements and indicators of children's well-being and their usage within multiple domains and in diverse cultures. It features measures and data resources, analysis of the data, exploration of theoretical issues, and information about the status of children, as well as the implementation of this information in policy and practice. The journal explores how child indicators can be used to improve the development and well-being of children. Child Indicators Research offers a unique, applied perspective by presenting a variety of analytical models, different perspectives, and a range of social policy regimes. It provides a source of high quality, policy impact and rigorous scientific papers. Child Indicators Research is being indexed in the Global Health and CAB Abstracts databases.

Child Language Teaching and Therapy aims to be the leading inter-disciplinary journal in the field of children`s spoken and written language needs. The journal publishes original research and review articles of high practical relevance and which emphasise inter-disciplinary collaboration. Child Language Teaching and Therapy publishes regular special issues on specific subject areas and commissions keynote reviews of significant topics.

Child Maltreatment (CM), published quarterly, is the official journal of APSAC, the nation's largest interdisciplinary child maltreatment professional organization. The object of CM is to foster professional excellence in the field of child abuse and neglect by reporting current and at-issue scientific information and technical innovations in a form immediately useful to practitioners and researchers from mental health, child protection, law, law enforcement, medicine, nursing, and allied disciplines.

The purposes of Child Neuropsychology are to: * publish research on the neuropsychological effects of disorders which affect brain functioning in children and adolescents, * publish research on the neuropsychological dimensions of development in childhood and adolescence and * promote the integration of theory, method and research findings in child/developmental neuropsychology.The primary emphasis of Child Neuropsychology is to publish original empirical research. Theoretical and methodological papers and theoretically relevant case studies are welcome. Critical reviews of topics pertinent to child/developmental neuropsychology are encouraged. Emphases of interest include the following: information processing mechanisms; the impact of injury or disease on neuropsychological functioning; behavioral cognitive and pharmacological approaches to treatment/intervention; psychosocial correlates of neuropsychological dysfunction; definitive normative, reliability, and validity studies of psychometric and other procedures used in the neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents. Articles on both normal and dysfunctional development that are relevant to the aforementioned dimensions are welcome. Multiple approaches (e.g., basic, applied, clinical) and multiple methodologies (e.g., cross-sectional, longitudinal, experimental, multivariate, correlational) are appropriate. Books, media, and software reviews will be published. Peer Review Integrity All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by independent expert referees. Special Issues Issues devoted to a single topic are occasionally published in this journal; these are sent free to subscribers in that year, and are also available to purchase separately as books for non-subscribers. Click on the published titles below for more information and to order. * Sickle Cell Disease: 'Brain Injury by Blood' Guest Editor: Leslie Berkelhammer Volume 13, Issue 2 (2007) ISBN 978-1-84169-830-4 * Autism Spectrum Disorders Guest Editor: Natacha Akshoomoff Volume 12, Issues 4-5 (2006) ISBN 978-1-84169-818-0Related Links Browse books in Child Neuropsychology, Developmental Psychology or Neuropsychology. View forthcoming conferences in Neuropsychology or Developmental Psychology. Disclaimer Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 'Content') contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether expressed or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

Child Psychiatry & Human Development is an interdisciplinary international journal serving professionals practicing or training in child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical child, pediatric and family psychology, pediatrics, social science, and human development. The journal publishes research on diagnosis, assessment, treatment, epidemiology, development, advocacy, training, cultural factors, ethics, policy, and professional issues as related to clinical disorders in children, adolescents, and families. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original research in addition to substantive and theoretical reviews.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) publishes peer-reviewed research, innovations and reviews of relevance to practitioners, commissioners and researchers with an interest in child and adolescent mental health. Its principal aim is to foster evidence-based clinical practice and clinically orientated research. Wide ranging and international in coverage, CAMH includes reviews, original articles, preliminary reports and evaluations of innovative approaches and new service developments. The Editors aim to publish high-quality, evidence-based research of relevance to all professionals working with children and young people, including members of multi-disciplinary child and adolescent mental health services. The journal has regular sections of broader based interest - Measurement Issues, Innovations in Practice and Book News. Author Guidelines are published on the inside back cover and regularly updated on the journal website: wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/camh.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America updates you on the latest trends in patient management; keeps you up to date on the newest advances; and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Each issue focuses on a single topic in child and adolescent psychiatry and is presented under the direction of an experienced guest editor.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health is an international platform for rapid and comprehensive scientific communication on child and adolescent mental health across different cultural backgrounds.

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal features original articles that focus on clinical social work practice with children, adolescents, and their families. The journal addresses current issues in the field of social work drawn from theory, direct practice, research, and social policy, as well as focuses on problems affecting specific populations in special settings.

Child & Youth Care Forum is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary publication that welcomes submissions - original empirical research papers and theoretical reviews as well as invited commentaries - on the development, implementation, and dissemination of effective practices for children, youth, and families. Child & Youth Care Forum welcomes submissions from researchers, practitioners, and clinicians in child psychology, early childhood, education, medical anthropology, pediatrics, pediatric psychology, psychiatry, public policy, school/educational psychology, social work, and sociology as well as government agencies and corporate and nonprofit organizations. Child & Youth Care Forum has traditionally aimed to bridge the research-to-practice gap in children's intervention and services and the current editorial board hopes to build and expand upon this mission by publishing scientifically excellent empirical papers and theoretical reviews that have implications for child and adolescent intervention and services b

Aims and Scope Child & Youth Services is an international academic journal devoted to advancing knowledge and thinking about relational engagement with children, youth, their families, and communities. Recognizing that children and youth, no matter what challenges they may face, are citizens of the world, the journal is a forum for dialogue among the international community of scholars and practitioners concerned with the lives of young people. Through peer-reviewed articles, columns, book reviews, and op-ed pieces, Child & Youth Services addresses topics of concern to children and youth in the multiple arenas of their lives, including but not limited to residential care, street and homeless youth work practice, juvenile corrections, relational practice, program development and implementation, and youth policy. The journal highlights the intersections of research and practice, inviting articles that speak to scholarly as well as practice audiences. Child & Youth Services brings together scholars and practitioners from a range of disciplines, including child and youth care, social work, education, social policy, and family studies. Peer Review:All articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and full peer review.Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.