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Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1940-4158eISSN1940-4166

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

288

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles · accept 352d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.352

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.004

Total Worksi

226

Total Citationsi

3,644

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

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?

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?

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

430

2019

109

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties

Is Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties?

Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties 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 0.96.

Is Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.