The Journal of Injury and Violence Research (JIVR) is an open-access medical journal that publishes definitive, peer reviewed articles devoted to the clinical practice of Injury and Violence. The JIVR is a participant in continuing education of clinicians and forecasting important issues and trends in Injury and Violence identification, prevention and treatment, and foster responsible debate on controversial issues. As an international journal, it encourages communication between different cultures to inform our readers, and provide scholarly reading. The topic of injury and violence include all quantitative and qualitative studies in the field of clinical and basic sciences about trauma, Burns, drowning and falls, Occupational safety, Road safety, Sport and leisure related injury, Youth violence, Child and elder abuse, Children and older people injuries, Intimate partner abuse and sexual violence, Self-harm and suicide, Patient safety, Safe communities, Consumer safety, Disaster management and terrorism, Surveillance/burden of injury and all other intentional and unintentional injuries.