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International Journal of Special Education

SPED Ltd · Canada

ISSN0827-3383eISSN1917-7844

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total30

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

0.187

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.338

Total Works

649

Total Citations

7,243

2yr Mean Citedness

0.89

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Special aspects of education. Topics: special education, inclusive education, children, rehabilitation, exclusion, disability

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications649

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~25 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SPED Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0827-3383 / 1917-7844

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2017

2018

2019

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

EducationQ4

RehabilitationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Special

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family and Disability Support ResearchDisability Education and EmploymentCollaborative Teaching and InclusionAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchInclusion and Disability in Education and Sport