Volume 12, Issue 1 Published
Enjoy the first issue of our 12th volume with these three great articles! Playdough, Mirrors, and Sexy Songs: Sex Positive Discussions with Autistic Adults through Arts-Based Methods explores what a sex-positive and crip-informed sexuality education could look like...
Volume 11, Issue 2 Posted
The last issue of 2025 is out and includes some incredible articles, starting with Shipley-Gates's Celebrating the Lives and Strategies of Black Women Digital Erotic Cultural Producers, focused on Black women's sexual health and digital spaces. Next we have Eroticism...
Volume 10, Issue 1 Posted
As the Journal of Positive Sexuality enters its 10th year of publication, we are proud to show the breadth and depth of the journal with these three new articles. Boydell's study provides an empirical insight into the choices women make about contraception, and how...
Volume 9 Issue 2 now available!
For the last Journal of Positive Sexuality issue of 2023 we have three amazing articles. Kriti Jain conducted a literature review focusing on authenticity as a protective factor for sexual minority individuals. Apryl Alexander and colleagues provide a case study of a...
Positive Sexuality Conference
Center for Positive Sexuality is hosting an in-person conference February 16-18, 2024 in Burbank, CA. This is a great opportunity to meet some of the editorial board of the journal, as well as other researchers, academics, students, and community members. More...
Academic Writing: Tips for Creating a Good Introduction
By DJ Williams, Co-Founder Journal of Positive Sexuality, Social and Behavioral Scientist Idaho State University Many new writers underestimate the importance of writing a good Introduction (I’m capitalizing here, given it is the formal title of a manuscript heading)....
A Basic Process for How to Write—Efficiently and Effectively–Your Academic Article
by DJ Williams, PhD Academic writing can seem like an overwhelming task for graduate students, professionals, and young academics. While basic writing skills certainly are necessary, many young writers have difficulty finding or navigating an efficient writing...
Service Professionals Needed for Sexual Attitudes Study
If you’re a professional providing services (e.g. psychologist, massage therapist, realtor, spiritual advisor), we’re interested in your knowledge and attitudes toward relationships and sexuality topics. Research is largely missing professionals’ attitudes or training...
Volume 8, Issue 2 Now Available!
Enjoy three new manuscripts covering the topics of Research Ethics, Female Masturbation Studies, and Online Hookup App Use. Frazer Heritage warns of the complications around conducting online research about online fetish communities. Carrie Bohmer, et al., provide a...
What is a Literature Review?
Once you have a general idea of a research topic in mind, it's best to begin with conducting a literature review. A literature review is exactly what it sounds like, sifting through the published work on your topic to figure out what has already been researched and...
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