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Child Maltreatment Template

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About the Child Maltreatment format

Child Maltreatment is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Child Abuse and Trauma, Child Welfare and Adoption, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Child Maltreatment, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inChild Abuse and Trauma Child Welfare and Adoption Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Intimate Partner and Family Violence Homelessness and Social Issues
ISSN1077-5595
Citation impact (2-yr)1.63
h-index129
i10-index860
Total citations66,947
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Southern California
Journal websitecmx.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Child Maltreatment per year

41
2014
38
2015
60
2016
45
2017
44
2018
61
2019
57
2020
72
2021
74
2022
54
2023
61
2024
73
2025

Citation impact of Child Maltreatment by publication year

1.5K
2014
1.3K
2015
2.5K
2016
1.9K
2017
1.1K
2018
1.5K
2019
1.5K
2020
1.3K
2021
812
2022
331
2023
202
2024
74
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Child Maltreatment

The Victimization of Children and Youth: A Comprehensive, National Survey

David Finkelhor, Richard Ormrod, Heather A. Turner et al. · 20 Dec 2004

This study examined a large spectrum of violence, crime, and victimization experiences in a nationally representative sample of children and youth ages 2 to 17 years. More than one half (530 per 1,000) of the children and youth had experienced a physical assault in the study year, more than 1 in 4 (273 per 1,000)…

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Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect on Adult Economic Well-Being

Janet Currie, Cathy Spatz Widom · 20 Apr 2010

Child abuse and neglect represent major threats to child health and well-being; however, little is known about consequences for adult economic outcomes. Using a prospective cohort design, court substantiated cases of childhood physical and sexual abuse and neglect during 1967-1971 were matched with nonabused and nonneglected children and followed into adulthood (mean age 41). Outcome…

Sexually Abused Children Suffering Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: Initial Treatment Outcome Findings

Esther Deblinger, Julie Lippmann, Robert A. Steer · 1 Nov 1996

This study examined the differential effects of child or non-offending mother participation in a cognitive behavioral intervention designed to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other behavioral and emotional difficulties in school-aged sexually abused children. The 100 participating families were randomly assigned to one of three experimental treatment conditions—child only, mother only, or mother and…

The Psychobiology of Neglect

Michael D. De Bellis · 29 Mar 2005

Child neglect, the most prevalent form of child maltreatment, is associated with adverse psychological and educational outcomes. It is hypothesized that these outcomes may be caused by adverse brain development. However, there are very few published cross-sectional studies and no prospective studies that examine the neurodevelopmental consequences of neglect. In this article, the author comprehensively…

Early Physical Abuse and Later Violent Delinquency: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Jennifer E. Lansford, Shari Miller‐Johnson, Lisa J. Berlin et al. · 13 Jul 2007

In this prospective longitudinal study of 574 children followed from age 5 to age 21, the authors examine the links between early physical abuse and violent delinquency and other socially relevant outcomes during late adolescence or early adulthood and the extent to which the child's race and gender moderate these links. Analyses of covariance indicated…

Child Maltreatment template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Child Maltreatment format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Child Maltreatment template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Child Maltreatment use?
Child Maltreatment uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Child Maltreatment, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Child Maltreatment?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Child Maltreatment document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Child Maltreatment template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Child Maltreatment format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Child Maltreatment?
Child Maltreatment is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Child Maltreatment template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Child Maltreatment PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Child Maltreatment template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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