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Journal of Special Education Technology

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1978

ISSN2381-3121

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.727

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.19

Total Worksi

1,294

Total Citationsi

18,254

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education, Special; Rehabilitation; Education; Computer Science Applications.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,294

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

2381-3121

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

771

2020

457

2021

293

2022

474

2023

318

2024

114

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.

EducationQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, SpecialRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityBehavioral and Psychological StudiesDisability Education and EmploymentAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchDigital Accessibility for DisabilitiesFamily and Disability Support ResearchEducation and Technology IntegrationChild Development and Digital TechnologyReading and Literacy DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Special Education Technology

Is Journal of Special Education Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Special Education Technology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Special Education Technology?

Journal of Special Education Technology 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 2.84.

Is Journal of Special Education Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Special Education Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Special Education Technology?