The ''Journal of Traumatic Stress'' (JTS) is a

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published bimonthly by

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on behalf of the

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies is a professional network established on March 2, 1985, in Washington, D.C. It is Seeks disseminate the state of the science as it pertains to the effects of trauma. History The organization ...

. the

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is Patricia K Kerig (

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). The journal covers research on the biopsychosocial aspects of

trauma Trauma most often refers to: * Major trauma, in physical medicine, severe physical injury caused by an external source * Psychological trauma, a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event *Traumatic i ...

and publishes original articles, brief reports,

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, commentaries, and special issues devoted to single topics. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2011

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of 2.721, ranking it 22nd out of 109 journals in the category "Psychology, Clinical" and 32nd out of 117 journals in the category "Psychiatry (Social Science)".

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