Journal profile · EDUCATION, SPECIAL
European Journal of Special Needs Education
ISSN 0885-6257 · eISSN 1469-591X · Taylor & Francis
European Journal of Special Needs Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.19; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 131 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Special Needs Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family and Disability Support Research, Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion and Disability Education and Employment, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Special Needs Education reflects the dynamic growth of the theory and practice of special needs education as it is emerging worldwide. Its focus is European, and it aims to provide a European space for discourse on these developments. Written for researchers and scholars in the field, it provides a forum for reporting scholarly research and advancing new thinking on issues related to special needs and inclusive education. Each issue includes contributions from a variety of different countries dealing with special needs at all levels of education. These are primarily research reports but may also include theoretical contributions and substantial literature reviews. Short Reports are published from time to time. These provide a platform for potentially interesting papers that do not have the substance expected for a standard paper. These do not have a fixed format and can include, for instance, a report of a pilot study, an extension of an existing study or indicative findings from a study with a small or compromised sample. The maximum permitted length is 4,000 words. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION, SPECIAL
Editor-in-chief Seamus HegartyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Switzerland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology12.1%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences11.5%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences9.3%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences6%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology5.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.7%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
ERICERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Australian Education Index (AEI), Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, ASSIA, British Education Index, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Exerpta Medica, FRANCIS, Language and Linguistics Behavior Abstracts, National Children’s Bureau, Special Educational Needs Abstracts
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.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.96Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 790OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 606,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 606,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,786 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 43 | 21 |
| 2025 | 81 | 43 | 135 |
| 2024 | 75 | 47 | 375 |
| 2023 | 75 | 44 | 689 |
| 2022 | 47 | 25 | 540 |
| 2021 | 86 | 46 | 2,061 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
131 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (167 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 3 Sep 2026Length not stated
- short reportShort Reports are published from time to time. These provide a platform for potentially interesting papers that do not have the substance expected for a standar…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
European Journal of Special Needs Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0885-6257
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-591X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Special Needs Education
What CAS zone is European Journal of Special Needs Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Special Needs Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Education, Special. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Journal of Special Needs Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.19; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Special Needs Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 131 days (interquartile range 93–188 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is European Journal of Special Needs Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of Special Needs Education based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Special Needs Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Special Needs Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Special Needs Education open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Special Needs Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .