This
directory introduces newcomers to the field of children and
childhood studies with the current periodical literature. It
also aims to assist scholars and other researchers from various
disciplines in selecting appropriate journals as they seek to
publish their work. Changes in URLs -and corresponding broken
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Adoption
Quarterly - Adoption
Quarterly is a forum for examining the issues of child
care, the relationships between nature and nurture,
and the psychological and social meanings of the word
family. This international, multidisciplinary journal
features conceptual and empirical work, commentaries,
and book reviews from the fields of the social sciences,
humanities, biological sciences, law, and social policy.
Haworth Press. Quarterly.
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American
Journal of Orthopsychiatry -
is dedicated to informing public policy and professional
practice about mental health and human development issues
from a multidisciplinary and interprofessional perspective. American
Orthopsychiatric Association. Published quarterly
(January, April, July, October).
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Anthropology
News Online: Children and Childhood Issue -
features In Focus commentaries on challenges
and transformations in the anthropology of children
and childhood, as well as additional articles relating
to this theme. Visit http://www.aaanet.org/publications/articles.cfm and
share your thoughts on the Anthropology News blog at http://anthropologynews.blogspot.com/ between
April 1-30, 2008.
After April 30, the series will be archived at AnthroSource and AN
Archives.
There is an article by Myra Bluebond-Langner about the work
she and Bob Atkins are doing with Camden youth who are involved
in research.
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Child
Abuse and Neglect -
The International Journal, official publication of the International
Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect,
provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on
all aspects of child abuse and neglect including sexual
abuse, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment.
While contributions will primarily be from the fields
of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing,
law, law enforcement, legislation, education and anthropology,
the journal aims to encourage the concerned lay individual
and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.
Elsevier Science. Monthly.
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Child:
Care, Health and Development - This
interdisciplinary journal contributes to the understanding
of the factors, particularly social and environmental
factors, which influence health and development. Aims
at health promotion, improvement of care and treatment,
particularly for children with physical, developmental,
emotional and social problems. Blackwell Science. Bi-monthly.
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Child
Development -
Journal of the Society
for Research in Child Development. Covers topics
in child development from the fetal period through adolescence. Audience: researchers
and practitioners, including child psychiatrists,
clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers,
specialists in early childhood education, educational
psychologists, and special education teachers. Blackwell.
Bi-monthly.
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Child
Development Abstracts & Bibliography - Reference
sourceto the current literature related to the growth
and development of children by the Society
for Research in Child Development. Selections from
about 275 English and foreign language journals, technical
reports, and books that cover education and the biomedical
and behavioral sciences. Blackwell. Tri-annually.
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Child
Maltreatment -
Journal of the American
Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
provides an interdisciplinary forum disseminating original
research, information and technical innovations on child
abuse and neglect. Sage. Quarterly.
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Child
Psychiatry and Human Development -
publishes research on diagnosis, assessment, treatment,
epidemiology, development, advocacy, training, cultural
factors, ethics, policy, and professional issues as
related to clinical disorders in children, adolescents,
and families. Kluwer. Quarterly.
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Child
Psychology and Psychiatry Review -
Published for the Association for Child Psychology and
Psychiatry. Review includes studies of new theoretical
developments, clinical case studies, descriptions of
innovative techniques and new service developments.
Cambridge Online. Quarterly.
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Child
Welfare Review - an
electronic journal which contains both links and articles
related to child welfare. More than one hundred articles
are organized into six categories: child abuse, foster
care and adoption, welfare reform and children, child
poverty and inequality, child advocacy, and values
and children. To submit or recommend an article link
contract: Duncan Lindsey, Editor, Child Welfare Review,
School of Public Policy and Social Research, 3250
Public Policy Building, University of California,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1656
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Childhood -
A Global Journal of Child Research is
a major interdisciplinary forum for research relating
to children in contemporary global societythat spans
divisions between geographical regions, disciplines,
social and cultural contexts, and applied and basic
research. Published by Sage in association with the
Norwegian Centre for Child Research. Quarterly.
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Childhood
Education -
journal of the Association
for Childhood Education International (ACEI). Features
articles about innovative classroom practices, vital issues
affecting education, children and families; child growth
and development theory; hands-on classroom activities;
reviews of new children's books, videos, software and
professional resources. The annual volume includes an
annual theme issue and an international theme issue.
Bi-monthly.
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Childhoods
Today - is a new e-journal
published, bi-annually in the United Kingdom. It is
edited by Professor Adrian L. James, Department of
Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield and
Norwegian Centre for Child Research (NOSEB), University
of Trondheim and supported by the World
Universities Network.
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Children
& Society -
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.. informs all
those who work with and for children - as practitioners,
managers, researchers, teachers or concerned individuals
- about significant developments and research findings
as they affect the lives of children and young people.
Topics include: Child health; Education; Children's rights;
Children and the courts; Children and young people with
disabilities.
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Children,
Youth and Environments (CYE) - a refereed
journal and multidisciplinary, international network
dedicated to improving the lives of young people. The
journal targets researchers, policy makers and professionals
and is guided by a distinguished Editorial Advisory
Board. Access is free thanks to funding from the National
Science Foundation and the University of Colorado.
Current
Issue, Vol 15, No.2 (2005) ISSN 1546-2250 is
online:
http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/15_2/index.htm
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Children's
Health Care - Journal of the Association
for the Care of Children's Health. Audience: Researchers
and practitioners interested in promoting health care
policies, programs, and practices responsive to the
psychosocial needs of children and their families.
Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
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Childrens'
Hospital Quarterly - provides the practicing
pediatrician and other childcare professionals with
the most up-to-date and clinically relevant information
from the many diverse areas of children's health care.general
research, The journal covers pediatric pharmacology
and dentistry, as well as research from the latest frontiers
in genetics, neonatology, psychiatry, surgery, nursing,
and other pertinent disciplines. Kluwer. Quarterly.
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Children's
Literature - Electronic Journals and Book Reviews by
David K. Brown, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources,
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Children's
Literature Association Quarterly -
consider articles on all aspects of children’s
literature. CLAQ is published quarterly by the journal
of the Children's
Literature Association, an organization of teachers,
scholars, librarians, editors, writers, illustrators,
and parents interested in encouraging the serious study
of children's literature.
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Children's
Literature in Education - features
articles and interviews on noted children's authors,
incisive critiques of classic and contemporary writing
for young readers, and original articles describing
successful classroom reading projects. In addition,
the journal offers timely reviews on a variety of reading-related
topics for teachers and teachers-in-training, librarians,
writers, and interested parents. Kluwer. Quarterly..
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Clinical
Child Psychology and Psychiatry -
focuses on on clinical and therapeutic aspects of child
and adolescent psychology and psychiatry. Sage. Quarterly.
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Developmental
Psychology - publishes articles about human
development across the life span. Field research, cross-cultural
studies, research on gender and ethnicity, and research
on other socially important topics are especially welcome.
American Psychological Association. Published bimonthly.
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Early
Child Development and Care - a multidisciplinary
publication that serves psychologists, educators, psychiatrists,
pediatricians, social workers and other professionals
who deal with research, planning, education and care
of infants and young children. The periodical provides
English translations of work in this field that has
been published in other languages, and original English
papers on all aspects of early child development and
care. Contains also book reviews and reports on conferences.
Gordon and Breach.
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Early
Childhood Education Journal - for
educators and child care providers. Covers curriculum,
child care programs, administration, staff development,
family-school relationships, equity issues, multicultural
units, health nutrition, facilities, special needs,
employer-sponsored care, infant/toddler programs, child
development, advocacy, as well as articles on trends,
policies, and practices. Kluwer. Quarterly.
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Early
Development and Parenting - publishes
interdisciplinary, empirical, theoretical and methodological
papers dealing with psychological development during
infancy and childhood up to and including adolescence.
John Wiley & Sons.
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Family
Matters - research
journal of the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Contains the latest research from Australia's social
scientists, social policy analysts, service provider
and research agencies. 3x/year.
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Future of Children - published
three times a year by The David and Lucile Packard
Foundation, Los Altos, CA. The Future of Children's purpose
is to disseminate information on major issues related
to children's well-being.
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Journal
for the Education of the Gifted - is
an internationally distributed journal committed to
the analysis and communication of knowledge and research
on the gifted and talented.
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Journal
of Abnormal Child Psychology - brings
together the latest research on psychopathology in childhood
and adolescence with an emphasis on empirical studies
of childhood disorders (the disruptive behavior disorders,
depression, anxiety, and pervasive developmental disorders).Studies
highlighting risk and protective factors, the ecology
and correlates of children's behavior problems, and
advances in prevention and treatment are featured.
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Journal
of Adolescence - this
journal's aim is to encourage research and foster good
practice through publishing both empirical and clinical
studies as well as integrative reviews and theoretical
advances.
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Journal
of Adolescent and Adult Literacy - is
a peer-reviewed professional journal that is intended
as an open forum for the field of literacy education.
Its goals are to encourage innovative ways of teaching
and studying literacy and to address the problems and
issues faced by educators in rapidly changing cultural,
economic, and social contexts. Published eight times
a year.
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Journal
of Adolescent Research - uses
an interdisciplinary approach to broaden your perspective
on adolescent development. The editorial board and reviewers
for the journal represent over 30 disciplines, providing
a unique and broad perspective on the nature of adolescent
development. Six times a year: January, April, May,
July, October, November.
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Journal
of Child & Adolescent Group Therapy - addresses
the whole spectrum of professional issues relating to
juvenile and parent group treatment. Contributors examine
current data from group treatment in various settings,
such as in-patient and out-patient hospitals, residential
treatment centers, community-based mental health facilities,
social agencies, and academic institutions. Quarterly.
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Journal
of Child & Family Studies - is
an international forum for topical issues pertaining
to the mental well-being of children, adolescents, and
their families. Quarterly.
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Journal
of Child Language - Cambridge
Online publishes articles on the scientific study
of language behaviour in children. Approach: International
and interdisciplinary (psychology, linguistics, cognitive
science and anthropology). Published in February,
June and October.
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Journal
of Child Sexual Abuse - research, treatment &
program innovations for victims, survivors & offenders.
Quarterly.
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Journal
of Early Adolescence - provided a premier forum
for research including adolescents
from 10 to 15 years of age. Bringing together leading
researchers, scholars, and professionals, the Journal
of Early Adolescence bridges theory, research, and practice
to explore issues dealing with the care, education,
and development of today's young adolescents. Quarterly.
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Journal
of Educational Psychology - publishes
original, primary psychological research pertaining
to education across all ages and educational levels.
American Psychological Association. Published quarterly,
beginning in March.
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Journal
of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, & Cognition
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original experimental studies on basic processes of cognition,
learning, memory, imagery, concept formation, problem solving,
decision making, thinking, reading, and language processing.
Bimonthly.
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Journal
of Pediatric Psychology - publishes papers on
a wide variety of topics exploring the inter-relationship
between the psychological and physical well-being of
children, adolescents and families. Quarterly.
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Journal
of Research in Childhood Education - journal
of the Association
for Childhood Education International (ACEI). publishes
reports of empirical research, theoretical articles,
ethnographic and case studies, cross-cultural studies
and studies addressing international concerns, participant
observation studies, and studies deriving data collected
from naturalistic settings. Bi-annual.
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Language
Learning - A Journal of Research in
Language Studies is a scientific journal dedicated
to the understanding of language learning broadly defined.
It publishes research articles that systematically apply
methods of inquiry from disciplines including psychology,
linguistics, cognitive science, educational inquiry,
neuroscience, ethnography, sociolinguistics, sociology
and semiotics. 5 issues/year.
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Monographs
of the Society for Research in Child Development -
Since 1935 this series has presented in-depth research
studies and significant findings in child development
and its related disciplines. Each issue consists of
a single study or a group of papers on a single theme,
accompanied usually by commentary and discussion. 3-4
issues annually.
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Journal of Urban Youth Culture, Carl Taylor,
editor and director of Community and Youth Development
Programs at the Institute for Children, Youth and Families
at Michigan State University. Taylor is author of numerous
books and articles, including Dangerous Society and
Girls, Gangs, Women and Drugs.
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