Family Violence: call for papers

Family Violence: call for papers

The Journal of Family Studies is calling for papers on family violence for issues 2 (Promoting Healthy Non-Violent Relationships) and 3 (Innovative Responses to Family Violence) to be published simultaneously in October 2008 (volume 14/2-3). Papers can be theory or research or have a practice focused. Please send papers or expressions of interest to Assistant Editor, Liz Morrison (email:l.morrison@latrobe.edu.au). Author Guidelines can be found here.

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