Autism

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1461-7005

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.935

H-Indexi

173

SNIPi

2.419

Total Worksi

3,356

Total Citationsi

150,426

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Development; Developmental and Educational Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,356

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1461-7005

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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

134

8.6k

2019

193

11k

2020

254

9.1k

2021

197

6.2k

2022

235

2023

243

2.9k

2024

190

745

2025

149

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.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchFamily and Disability Support ResearchChild Nutrition and Feeding IssuesChild Development and Digital TechnologyBehavioral and Psychological StudiesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersChild and Animal Learning Development

Frequently asked questions about Autism

Is Autism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Autism: 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 Autism?

Autism 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 4.96.

Is Autism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Autism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Autism?