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Child Abuse Review
ISSN 0952-9136 · eISSN 1099-0852 · Wiley-Blackwell
Child Abuse Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.34; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 206 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 43% (journal website); 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Child Abuse Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child Abuse and Trauma, Child Welfare and Adoption and Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse, together about 50.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Child Abuse Review provides a forum for all professionals and academics working in the field of child protection, giving them access to the latest research findings, practice developments, training initiatives and policy issues. The Journal's remit includes all forms of maltreatment, whether they occur inside or outside the family environment. Papers are written in a style appropriate for a multidisciplinary audience and those from outside Britain are welcomed. The Journal maintains a practice orientated focus and authors of research papers are encouraged to examine and discuss implications for practitioners. By always emphasising research/practice links, it is the Editors' aim to promote practice relevant research and to facilitate the use of research findings, to enhance good practice and influence policy. The Editorial Board, in all its activities, seeks to prevent discrimination on the grounds of age, gender, racial origin, culture, religious belief, language, disability, economic status or political views. The Journal has a policy of encouraging inclusive practice and for this reason authors are asked to consider the applicability of their work to all groups. Each issue includes a mix of refereed research and practice papers, short reports, continuing professional development (CPD), training matters, and book reviews. The views expressed in the papers in this volume are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Association of Child Protection Professionals, the Editorial Board or the organisations to which the authors are affiliated. Child Abuse Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd is the official journal for the Association of Child Protection Professionals whose members receive the journal as a membership entitlement. For membership details contact Association of Child Protection Professionals, 17 Priory Street, York, YO1 6ET. Tel: 44 (0) 1904 613605. Fax: 44 (0) 1904 642239 CHILD ABUSE REVIEW Editorial Office:e-mail: CAR.office@wiley.com
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United Kingdom 32, United States 5, Mainland China 3, Türkiye 3, Japan 2 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology30.4%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences10.6%
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child AbuseSocial Sciences9.1%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences8.2%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions6.2%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology3.9%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions3.2%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 638OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 67Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 195,914Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,311 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 39 | 10 |
| 2025 | 81 | 41 | 65 |
| 2024 | 73 | 50 | 201 |
| 2023 | 55 | 40 | 178 |
| 2022 | 76 | 40 | 429 |
| 2021 | 82 | 29 | 507 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
206 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 361 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 222 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (179 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 74 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 74 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 208 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,350 / EUR 2,780 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- footnotes
Article types accepted17, with length limits
- book reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- book reviews and training mattersBook Reviews and Training Matters Normally commissioned by the editorial team. We welcome further suggestions. If you have completed training or read a book tha…Length not stated
- case reportArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- commentaryArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- continuing professional development articlesContinuing Professional Development Articles CPD Articles providing concise distillations of the key learning points and implications for practice arising from …Length not stated
- correspondenceArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- invited commentariesInvited commentaries Invited by the editors up to 1,000 wordsLength not stated
- letterArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- letters to the editorArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- narrative reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research, systematic or struct…Length not stated
- original researchArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit (excluding tables and references) Original Articles Reporting on original research or practice developments. We welcome quan…Length not stated
- short reportsShort Reports Reporting on preliminary research (such as descriptive or pilot studies), case reports and case series, service audits and evaluations, and discus…Length not stated
- special issue articlesSpecial Issue Articles These should be submitted as Original Articles or Short Reports as appropriate, and specifically address the topic of an advertised Speci…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use When disclosing AI use in your acknowledgements, we recommend sharing:
AI Technology name and version Date/year of use The AI Technology's role in your work (language translation, substantial editing or text generation, organization of document or argument flow, etc.) Specific sections where the AI was used in the document The author’s role in directing or reviewing the work of the AI Technology
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC, unless a waiver applies. For more information on this journal’s APCs, please see the Open Access page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review model; submissions only sent to review if Editors-in-Chief determine they meet quality and relevance requirements. Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/CAR.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Please find the Wiley pre-print policy here. Child Abuse Review will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines General Statistical Reporting Guidelines
State a clear research question(s) to be answered or hypothesis(es) to be tested. Sampling: Describe the sampling in sufficient details so that readers can determine how representative it is and hence the impact on generalisability of the study results. For example, in a survey indicate if everyone in the sampling frame was invited and the response rate. This is not exhaustive – sampling depends o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0952-9136
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-0852
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Child Abuse Review
What CAS zone is Child Abuse Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Child Abuse Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Family Studies / Social Work. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Child Abuse Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.34; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Child Abuse Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 206 days (interquartile range 98–361 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 43% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Child Abuse Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Harvard; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Child Abuse Review based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (32), United States (5) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Child Abuse Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Child Abuse Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Child Abuse Review open access, and what is the APC?
Child Abuse Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .