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Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1744-6295eISSN1744-6309

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.595

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.096

Total Worksi

940

Total Citationsi

13,633

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education, Special; Rehabilitation; Health Professions (miscellaneous); Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications940

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-6295 / 1744-6309

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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

766

2019

373

2020

640

2021

683

2022

386

2023

178

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.

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, SpecialRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family and Disability Support ResearchDown syndrome and intellectual disability researchDisability Rights and RepresentationDisability Education and EmploymentHealthcare innovation and challengesAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchChronic Disease Management StrategiesBehavioral and Psychological StudiesInclusion and Disability in Education and SportInfant Development and Preterm Care

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Is Journal of Intellectual Disabilities a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Intellectual Disabilities: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Intellectual Disabilities?

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities 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 1.37.

Is Journal of Intellectual Disabilities indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Intellectual Disabilities?