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Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

ISSN1366-8250eISSN1469-9532

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.563

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.225

Total Worksi

1,343

Total Citationsi

36,385

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education, Special; Rehabilitation; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Education; Medicine (miscellaneous); Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,343

Publisher OrgInforma

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informa Healthcare

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1366-8250 / 1469-9532

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

288

2019

637

2020

480

2021

322

2022

181

2023

204

2024

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

EducationQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, SpecialRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Down syndrome and intellectual disability researchFamily and Disability Support ResearchDisability Rights and RepresentationAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchHealthcare innovation and challengesDisability Education and EmploymentBehavioral and Psychological StudiesCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersAssistive Technology in Communication and MobilityGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Is Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability?

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability 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 1.55.

Is Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability?