Child Abuse and Neglect publishes reports of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research. However, research methods must be appropriate, of course, for the questions posed, and all empirical reports are subject to peer review in relation to the scientific adequacy of the methods and the interpretations of results. Include a clear introductory statement of purpose; historical review when desirable; description of method and scope of observations; full presentation of the results; brief comment/discussion on the significance of the findings and any correlation with others in the literature; section on speculation and relevance or implications; summary in brief which may include discussion. Abstracts tor these manuscripts should follow conventional APA style. The journal does not ordinarily publish articles focused exclusively on instrumentation