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Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
ISSN 1053-8712 · eISSN 1547-0679 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.28; hybrid open access; median 277 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child Abuse and Trauma, Intimate Partner and Family Violence and Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies, together about 51.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology30.8%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences11.4%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences9.3%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences5.9%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology5.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.8%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology3.8%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.28LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 841OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,599 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 25 | 6 |
| 2025 | 42 | 13 | 35 |
| 2024 | 65 | 28 | 219 |
| 2023 | 66 | 14 | 313 |
| 2022 | 46 | 15 | 336 |
| 2021 | 60 | 8 | 669 |
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
277 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 213 days – 348 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 323 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (146 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1053-8712
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-0679
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
What CAS zone is Journal of Child Sexual Abuse in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Family Studies / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Child Sexual Abuse?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.28; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Child Sexual Abuse?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 277 days (interquartile range 213–348 days). 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.
Which databases index Journal of Child Sexual Abuse?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Child Sexual Abuse open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .