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Exceptional Children

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0014-4029eISSN2163-5560

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.118

H-Index

167

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.984

Total Works

5,641

Total Citations

145,034

2yr Mean Citedness

1.84

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on research related to special education, encompassing early intervention, early childhood special education, and secondary transition services for students with disabilities. It examines issues of equity, family engagement, instructional quality, teacher working conditions, and the representation of children in research. The journal also addresses specific disabilities such as autism, ADHD, and mathematics difficulty, and explores interventions, assessment practices, and systemic challenges within educational settings.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year, 2000-

StatusActive

Total Publications5,641

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0014-4029 / 2163-5560

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, SpecialRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Disability Education and EmploymentFamily and Disability Support ResearchBehavioral and Psychological StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion