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African Journal of Disability

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Est. 1970

ISSN2226-7220

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.534

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.875

Total Worksi

581

Total Citationsi

7,307

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The African Journal of Disability, the official journal of CRS, AfriNEAD and CEDRES, introduce and discuss issues and experiences relating to and supporting the act of better understanding the interfaces between disability, poverty and practices of exclusion and marginalisation. Its articles yield new insight into established human development practices, evaluate new educational techniques and disability research, examine current cultural and social discrimination, and bring serious critical analysis to bear on problems shared across the African continent. Emphasis is on all aspects of disability particularity in the developing African context. This includes, amongst others: disability studies as an emerging field of public health enquiry rehabilitation, including vocational and community-based rehabilitation community development and medical issues related to disability and poverty disability-related stigma and discrimination inclusive education legal, policy, human rights and advocacy issues related to disability the role of arts and media in relation to disability disability as part of global Sustainable Development Goals transformation agendas disability and postcolonial issues globalisation and cultural change in relation to disability environmental and climate-related issues linked to disability disability, diversity and intersections of identity disability and the promotion of human development.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyOne volume each year, articles published online when ready and then printed in an end-of-year compilation. Additional collections may be published for special events (e.g. conferences) and when special themes are addressed.

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications581

Publisher OrgAOSIS

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2226-7220

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

899

2019

424

2020

448

2021

537

2022

270

2023

218

2024

100

112

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.

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

RehabilitationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & Services

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Disability Rights and RepresentationFamily and Disability Support ResearchCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersDisability Education and EmploymentAssistive Technology in Communication and MobilityInclusion and Disability in Education and SportOccupational Therapy Practice and ResearchSpinal Cord Injury ResearchDown syndrome and intellectual disability researchCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Disability

Is African Journal of Disability a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Disability: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of African Journal of Disability?

African Journal of Disability 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 1.43.

Is African Journal of Disability indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Journal of Disability is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.