Child Protection and Practice

Aims & Scope

Child Protection and Practice is an official publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.

The journal is international in scope and interdisciplinary in focus, bringing together research and practice insights to inform, develop, and support the needs of governments, non-governmental organizations, and the wider civil society to promote healthy families and communities and to keep children safe from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect.

Focused on outcomes, the journal promotes a shared global knowledge and evidence-based prevention and response agenda, valuing and considering all stakeholders' perspectives to effectively address childhood violence in resource-poor environments.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Apc url
• Waiver url
• Homepage
• Aims scope

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,200.00 USD. Learn more.

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