About the Journal
The Anti-Trafficking Review is the first open access, peer reviewed journal dedicated to the issue of human trafficking. It explores trafficking in its broader context and intersections with gender, labour, and migration.
Each issue relates to an emerging or overlooked theme in the field of human trafficking. The Review’s focus is global in nature, exploring micro and macro levels of anti-trafficking responses and the commonalities, differences, and disconnects in between.
The journal contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).
Current Issue
Guest Editor: Nerida Veale
This special issue of Anti-Trafficking Review explores the experiences, needs, and roles of those in the immediate environment of migrants and survivors of trafficking – their parents, siblings, spouses, children, and community. With contributions from Australia, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Albania, Nigeria, France, the United Kingdom, United States, and Peru, the articles in the issue highlight the complex roles of families in migration and human trafficking. On the one hand, families may exert pressure on migrants to engage in risky migration or endure exploitative work. On the other, families can also be key to helping migrants and trafficking survivors leave and recover from situations of exploitation. Contributors call for greater attention to family dynamics in the design and implementation of policies and programmes to support migrants and survivors of trafficking.
Articles
Forthcoming Special Issues:
- September 2025: Climate Change and Work on a Heated Planet
- April 2026: Corporate Accountability and Forced Labour in Value Chains
- September 2026: Care Work, Intimate Labour, Migration, and Exploitation (call for papers)
The Review is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services:
- Ulrich’s
- Ebsco Host
- Web of Science
- Scopus
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- eGranary
- e-journals.org
- ProQuest
- Google Scholar
- Science Open
- CNKI Scholar
The Anti-Trafficking Review is published by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW), an alliance of over 100 NGOs worldwide focused on advancing the human rights of migrants and trafficked persons.
'a journal that is seeking to move things forward through new ideas and a genuine commitment to dialogue' - Anne T. Gallagher, Independent scholar and legal advisor
'The Anti-Trafficking Review is clear about the current issues, the complications of the subject and contemporary global dialogues--it is leading versus following and recording. That is a REAL strength of your journal.' - Cathy Zimmerman, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
'The Review is a platform for academics and practitioners, providing a space in which practitioners have the chance to influence the academic thinking around trafficking and vice versa.' - Nicola Piper, University of Sydney
