The ''American Journal of Sexuality Education'' is a quarterly

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established in 2005 and published by

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. It covers research on

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. The

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is William J. Taverner. It is an official journal of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

History

The journal was formerly published by Haworth Press, which was acquired by Routledge in 2007. From 1975 through 2001, the journal was named ''Journal of Sex Education and Therapy'', with Gary F. Kelly serving as editor. It was relaunched in 2005 as the ''American Journal of Sexuality Education''.

Abstracting and indexing

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