Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment is a peer-reviewed

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 academic journal

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 that publishes articles about the clinical and theoretical aspects of sexual abuse

Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or molester...

, including its etiology, consequences, prevention, treatment, and management strategies. It is the official journal of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers

Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers

The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers is a non-profit organization founded to foster research, facilitate information exchange, further professional education and provide for the advancement of professional standards and practices in the field of sex offender evaluation and treatment...

. The editor in chief

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 is James Cantor

James Cantor

James M. Cantor is a clinical psychologist specializing in sexology. He is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, and the Head of the Law and Mental Health Research Section of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.He is...

 (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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 and University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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). The journal was previously published under the title Annals of Sex Research.

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, and the Social Sciences Citation Index

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, its 2010 impact factor

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is 1.500, ranking it 32nd out of 93 journals in the category "Psychology, Clinical" and third out of 35 in the category "Criminology & Penology".

External links

• Official Site of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers