International Journal of Developmental Disabilities

International Journal of Developmental Disabilities is published by Taylor & Francis 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 48.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The IJDD publishes scientific articles on work dealing with different approaches to the habilitation problems of people with an intellectual disability. The Journal covers the entire spectrum of intellectual disabilities, and is concerned with definitions, IQ, genetic predisposition, evaluation of abilities, learning interventions, challenging behaviour, medication, attitudes to death and bereavement, sexuality, legal aspects, WHO, NICE and other governmental guidelines, care in the community, advocacy, stress and coping strategies for families and carers - though this is not an exhaustive list. The unifying theme is that all of these aspects should be of practical help for those with intellectual disabilities (other disabilities and autism will be considered if they co-occur with lower than average IQ) or those caring for persons with intellectual disabilities (although the Journal gives priority to articles which focus on persons with intellectual disabilities). Emphasis is placed on the practical implications of the work of educationists, instructors, nurses, occupational and other therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers, whether taking place in a hospital setting or in community care. The Journal accepts contributions from anywhere in the world but they must be written in acceptable and fluent English, avoiding technical jargon as far as possible in view of the wide readership. The IJDD puts much emphasis on the practical application of scientific findings, and prospective contributors should keep in mind that acceptance of a manuscript for publication will depend to a great extent (i) its direct relevance to habilitation work and (ii) the population under study being almost exclusively (if not exclusively) those with intellectual disabilities. Readers of the IJDD expect that articles should give them some scientific help and insight in their practical work.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Multiple

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9, United Kingdom 3, Japan 1, Italy 1, Australia 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• 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

PMCPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, British Education Index

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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

1.36LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.4Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

5.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

5.5Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.62LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.62Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

1.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

1.2Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

43OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

347OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.41OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

14.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

8.66%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

193LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher)

3Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Downloads per year (publisher)

276,000Publisher 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)

25%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

3 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

40 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

17 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

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

2047-3869

Electronic ISSN

2047-3877

Latest issue on the website

Volume 72, Issue 6 (2026)

Official links

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