Established in 2015, Journal of Human Trafficking (JHT) has become a premier outlet for the dissemination of research and programming. JHT contributes innovative applied knowledge while simultaneously helps bridge the gap between scholars and practitioners. JHT is international, interdisciplinary, and devoted to all issues related to human trafficking and modern day slavery. Focused largely on the professional development of audience members, this presentation will describe the JHT and how it originated. It will also highlight key trends and standout articles that have been particularly instrumental in moving the knowledge base forward and describe how audience members can become involved. Involvement can take the form of publication (i.e., as authors) or as a reviewer for submissions. Thus, this presentation will address submission requirements, the peer review process (double-blinded), and potential outcomes of such (e.g., accept, revise/resubmit, reject). Additional details on what these potential outcomes “mean” for the author and how to move forward if a rejection is received will also be presented. The process by which audience members can contribute to JHT (while simultaneously engaging in professional service) will be addressed, as will the benefits of contribution, as authors or reviewers, for professional growth and development.
Dr. Rochelle Dalla is a Professor in the Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For the past two decades, her research has focused on human trafficking in the commercial sex industry, especially as it relates to family-facilitated child sex trafficking in unique contextual settings. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Human Trafficking.
Dr. Donna Sabella is the Executive Director of Delaware’s Anti-Trafficking Action Council and a board-certified psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner who worked in corrections and saw firsthand how some of those who were incarcerated were being trafficked. She is a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, the American Correctional Association, and the Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars.