The Journal of Sexual Aggression is a peer-reviewed

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 academic journal

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 that publishes articles about research findings and the development of theory, policy, and practice regarding sexual aggression in all its forms. The scope of the journal extends to the expression of sexual aggression across childhood and adulthood, with regard to abusers, victims, and survivors, irrespective of gender, culture, and sexual preference. It is the official journal of the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA). The editor in chief

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 of the journal is Sarah Brown.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, CINAHL

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, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Family Studies Database, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences

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, PsycINFO

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, and PASCAL.