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The Journal of Interpersonal Violence is devoted to the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence. It provides a forum of discussion of the concerns and activities of professionals and researchers working in domestic violence, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, physical child abuse, and violent crime. With its dual focus on victims and victimizers, the journal will publish material that addresses the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of all types of violence.

JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Research may use qualitative or quantitative methods. JIV does not publish reviews of research, individual case studies, or the conceptual analysis of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Outcome data for program or intervention evaluations must include a comparison or control group.

Unique Focus
Well respected and highly rated, JIV publishes research on all aspects of interpersonal violence from researchers around the globe. JIV is the first scholarly publication to require manuscripts to address issues of diversity in the work. Publishing research from a wide perspective, JIV is an excellent source for the latest research on interpersonal violence which informs practice, policy and future research.

Informative Features
The following features regularly appear:

• Practice Update summarizes major areas of research and discusses their applications to practice.
• Commentary exchanges ideas on topics of current concern in the field, such as videotaping investigative interviews with children, acquaintance rape and reporting child abuse.
• On Methodology stimulates and informs research by identifying critical issues and offering potential solutions for common methodological problems in interpersonal violence research.*
• Book Reviews discuss publications that are of key importance to researchers and practitioners in the field.
• Annual Index provides quick and easy access to material by author and article
• Scholarly Articles address the causes, effects, treatments and prevention of all types of interpersonal violence
• Notes from Practice reports innovations from experiences in practice
• Special issues and special sections focus on important topics in
  interpersonal violence and trauma and may include a range of research studies, reviews of research, conceptual or theoretical manuscripts, and commentaries. Special issues are typically edited by a guest editor. JIV accepts proposals for special issues by contacting the Editor.