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Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1940-4158eISSN1940-4166

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.375

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.004

Total Works

226

Total Citations

3,644

2yr Mean Citedness

0.96

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties provides a forum for theoretical and empirical articles on the assessment and teaching of students with learning disabilities and learning difficulties. Papers reporting intervention studies focused on effective instruction in basic skills are particularly welcome.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications226

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1940-4158 / 1940-4166

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

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2026

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.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

EducationQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Special

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologySocial PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reading and Literacy DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsEducational and Psychological AssessmentsLanguage Development and DisordersWriting and Handwriting EducationEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentEducation Systems and PolicyChild Development and Digital TechnologyHearing Impairment and CommunicationParental Involvement in Education