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Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
ISSN 1088-3576 · eISSN 1538-4829 · SAGE
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.97; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities is published by SAGE 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 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Family and Disability Support Research and Behavioral and Psychological Studies, together about 65.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience28.4%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology19.4%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology17.4%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences6.5%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine5%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences4.3%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions2.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology2.1%
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 | Education, Special | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.97LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 612OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 983 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 25 | 5 | 17 |
| 2024 | 19 | 7 | 48 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 43 |
| 2022 | 41 | 8 | 415 |
| 2021 | 20 | 3 | 246 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1088-3576
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-4829
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
What CAS zone is Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education, Special / Psychology, Developmental / Rehabilitation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.97; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 116.
Which databases index Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities open access, and what is the APC?
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .