Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Alter-European Journal of Disability Research
ISSN 1875-0672 · eISSN 1875-0680 · Elsevier
Alter-European Journal of Disability Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alter-European Journal of Disability Research is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disability Rights and Representation, Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport and Disability Education and Employment, together about 56.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences33.9%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences13.5%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences9.4%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions3.5%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine3.3%
- Healthcare innovation and challengesSocial Sciences3.1%
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability researchMedicine2.7%
- Inclusive Education and DiversitySocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 204/344 | 40th |
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q3 | 182/298 | 39th |
| Health Policy | Q3 | 181/270 | 33rd |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q3 | 357/531 | 32nd |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 399/577 | 30th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 766 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 380 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 467 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 599 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 680 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 617 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 659 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,000 / EUR 880 / GBP 780 / JPY 107,470 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1875-0672
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-0680
- Society / sponsor
- Alter
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alter-European Journal of Disability Research
What CAS zone is Alter-European Journal of Disability Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Alter-European Journal of Disability Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Alter-European Journal of Disability Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alter-European Journal of Disability Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Alter-European Journal of Disability Research open access, and what is the APC?
Alter-European Journal of Disability Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .