"Social Determinants of Maltreatment for Child Abuse and Neglect"

Call for Papers – "Social Determinants of Maltreatment for Child Abuse and Neglect"

Journal: Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher: Elsevier
Submission deadline: 31 December 2026

Overview

This VSI addresses critical gaps in understanding how social risk factors interact with child protection systems to elevate child maltreatment risks. It seeks empirical, theoretical, and policy-oriented studies examining mechanisms across social, economic, cultural, and structural levels to inform upstream prevention strategies.

Key Research Themes

• Mechanisms linking social determinants to child protection system interactions.

• Interdisciplinary analysis of social, economic, and cultural risk conditions.

• Multi-level studies: individual/family dynamics to community/institutional/structural forces.

• Upstream prevention strategies targeting structural determinants of abuse/neglect.

Submission Details

• Submission deadline: 31 December 2026

• Process: Double-blind peer review per journal standards

• Special Instructions: Must select "VSI: Social determinants of maltreatment" article type during submission

• Follow: Guide for Authors

Guest Editors

• Dr. Bong Joo B.J. Lee, Seoul National University, South Korea

• Dr. Shanta R. Dube, Wingate University, USA

Why This Issue Matters

Moves beyond documenting social risk factors to understanding systemic interactions, enabling evidence-based prevention that addresses root causes rather than symptoms. Bridges individual vulnerabilities with structural determinants.

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