Disability & Society

Disability & Society is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disability Rights and Representation, Healthcare innovation and challenges and Disability Education and Employment, together about 45.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Editor, Professor Michele Moore Disability & Society is an international disability studies journal providing a focus for debate about such issues as human rights, discrimination, definitions, policy and practices. It appears against a background of constant change in the ways in which disability is viewed and responded to. The journal publishes articles that represent a wide range of perspectives including the importance of the voices of disabled people. Disability & Society invites papers where definitions of disability are acknowledged to be relative and segregated approaches are seen as inadequate and unacceptable - placing greater emphasis on inclusion. Perspectives are also invited which critique ways in which policy intentions may or may not have the desired effects in the everyday lives of disabled people. Disability scholars engage and identify with other oppressed groups and the journal leads the way in forging new paths for disability studies. The journal publishes articles presenting empirical research which features the perspectives of disabled people, and theoretical or discursive articles that consider the relationship between disabled people and different social aspects. Reviews of already existing research - such as systematic, scoping or rapid reviews - need to engage with studies that present the voice, perspectives and priorities of disabled people and focus on socially disabling barriers. There is an established well-informed international audience for the journal. Authors are expected to consider this wide readership and to exhibit knowledge of previously-published articles when submitting their work for consideration. Peer Review Policy: All research articles and Breakthrough Scholar papers submitted for consideration undergo rigorous peer-review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Referees are asked to take into account the journal's Aims and Scope, and also to assess suitability of publication in accordance with the journal's editorial and language policies. Current Issues Review Policy: Each contribution will be subjected to peer-review by at least two doubly anonymous referees. Journal Guidelines: Prospective authors ought to fully consult the journal's 'Instructions for Authors' web page for complete guidance on how to prepare and submit an article for consideration in Disability & Society. To aid authors further, additional information and guidelines are available cov

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Multiple

Editor-in-chief Michele MoorePublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, Canada 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
• CiteScore Q1 · 2025

Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website

Database indexing

SSCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Web of SciencePsycINFOCINAHLERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: ProQuest, Academic Search, Advanced Placement Source, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, ArticleFirst, ATLA Religion, Australian Education Index, British Education Index, Business Source Corporate, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CSA Social Services Abstracts, Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete, Education Source, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Exceptional Child Education Resources, Family & Society Studies Worldwide, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, MLA International Bibliography, Political Science Complete, Psychology & Behavioral Studies Collection, Public Affairs Index, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, SocINDEX

As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.

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.

Impact

Impact factor

2.28LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.3Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.4Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

6.4LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

6.4Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

1.06LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

1.06Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

2.23LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

2.23Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

142OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

2,023OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.89OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

8.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

25.28%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

120LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

1,100,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Other sources

Acceptance rate (publisher)

12%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

9 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

171 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

25 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Peer review

Double-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted

Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

0968-7599

Electronic ISSN

1360-0508

Latest issue on the website

Volume 41, Issue 9 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website