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Journal of Learning Disabilities

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1968

ISSN1538-4780

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

1.477

H-Index

173

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.249

Total Works

5,320

Total Citations

170,869

2yr Mean Citedness

1.84

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Learning Disabilities publishes research on specific learning disabilities (SLDs) and mathematics difficulties (MD). Studies investigate interventions and instructional strategies for improving academic skills such as arithmetic, reading fluency, writing, and statistical literacy. The journal also examines factors influencing learning, including motivation, executive function, and socioeconomic status, as well as issues related to identification and assessment of learning disabilities.

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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 Published1968

FrequencyBimonthly, 1996-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,320

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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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?

1538-4780

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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.

EducationQ1

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q1

Health (social science)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, SpecialRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Health (social science)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reading and Literacy DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsDisability Education and EmploymentEducational and Psychological AssessmentsLanguage Development and DisordersBehavioral and Psychological StudiesAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderFamily and Disability Support ResearchEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentWriting and Handwriting Education