Call for papers - Family violence prevention

Guest Editor

Dabney P. Evans, PhD, MPH, Emory University, USA
Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 2 May 2025

BMC Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection on family violence prevention. Submissions are welcomed from local, state, national and global contexts. Family violence, including intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and other forms of domestic violence, causes profound physical, emotional, and psychological harm, affecting individuals, families, and communities worldwide. Our Collection seeks to advance the understanding and prevention of family violence through evidence-based research, interventions, policies, and practices. We welcome contributions from local, state, national, and global perspectives that explore the intricate dynamics of family violence and promote effective prevention and intervention strategies. Topics of interest include child abuse, adverse and protective childhood experiences, teen dating violence, family-involved human trafficking, intimate partner violence and homicide, elder abuse, the impact of technology, community-based approaches, prevention among marginalized populations, and policy and legislative frameworks. Additionally, we are interested in the evaluation and measurement of prevention programs.

New Content Item This collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3 Good Health & Well-Being and SDG 5 Gender Equality.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Dabney P. Evans, PhD, MPH, Emory University, USA

Dr Evans is an Associate Professor of Global Health in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Dr Evans' research is focused on gender, health and human rights. Dr Evans has published over forty book chapters, scholarly articles and commissioned works; she has made over 200 peer-reviewed and invited presentations. She is a member of the scientific advisory group for The Lancet Commission on Gender-Based Violence and the Maltreatment of Young People.

Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Dr Sabri is an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University. Dr Sabri has led or co-led research projects focusing on risk factors and health outcomes of violence across the lifespan. Dr Sabri's work has primarily centered on the intersecting epidemics of violence, health issues, coping and adaptation to traumatic events, and trauma-informed interventions for survivors. Dr Sabri's work has contributed to the cultural adaptation and evaluation of risk assessment and safety planning interventions for survivors of violence from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. The overarching goal of Dr Sabri’s research is to help eliminate health disparities among populations exposed to violence and trauma.

About the Collection

BMC Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection on family violence prevention. Submissions are welcomed from local, state, national and global contexts.

Family violence, encompassing intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and other forms of domestic violence, is a pervasive public health concern worldwide. It inflicts physical, emotional, and psychological harm on individuals, families, and communities, with far-reaching consequences. Effective prevention efforts are crucial to breaking the cycle of violence and creating safer and healthier family environments. With a focus on evidence-based research, interventions, policies and practices, this collection seeks to illuminate the complex dynamics underlying family violence and promote effective strategies for prevention and intervention. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Child abuse including childhood sexual abuse and female genital cutting
Adverse childhood experiences/Protective childhood experiences
Teen dating violence
Human trafficking with family member involvement (e.g., commercial sexual exploitation of children)
Intimate partner violence
Intimate partner homicide/femicide
Elder abuse
Technology and family violence
Community-based approaches to family violence prevention
Prevention among marginalized populations
Policy and legislative approaches for family violence prevention
Evaluation and measurement of prevention programs

This collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3 Good Health & Well-Being and SDG 5 Gender Equality.

There are currently no articles in this collection.

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Family violence prevention" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.