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Disability and Society

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1360-0508

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

264

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 246d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.058

H-Indexi

133

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.054

Total Worksi

3,467

Total Citationsi

102,485

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Disability and Society is a journal that covers rehabilitation, social sciences, and health professions. It also includes interdisciplinary research within health and social sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 150 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,467

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1360-0508

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

233

5.9k

2019

154

3.3k

2020

153

2.4k

2021

123

1.2k

2022

142

2023

166

464

2024

143

162

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q1

Health (social science)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

RehabilitationSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Health Professions (miscellaneous)Health (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Disability Rights and RepresentationHealthcare innovation and challengesDisability Education and EmploymentFamily and Disability Support ResearchInclusion and Disability in Education and SportAcademic Writing and PublishingEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchElder Abuse and NeglectSocial Policy and Reform Studies

Frequently asked questions about Disability and Society

Is Disability and Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Disability and Society: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Disability and Society?

Disability and Society is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.44.

Is Disability and Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Disability and Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.