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International Journal of Disability Development and Education
ISSN 1034-912X · eISSN 1465-346X · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Disability Development and Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.91; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 405 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Disability Development and Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 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, Disability Education and Employment and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1954, the International Journal of Disability, Development and Education (IJDDE) is a multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal with an international focus. It provides a single source of information on the education and development of persons with disabilities. IJDDE aims to publish the very best research and review articles concerned with all aspects of education, human development, special education and rehabilitation. The content of IJDDE reflects a variety of topics, disciplines, research methods and cultural perspectives. Various orientations are represented, including education and special education, psychology, allied health, social work and psychiatry. Contributions from developed and developing countries ensure a truly international perspective. The Editor invites articles for consideration concerned with all aspects of theory, research, and practice in the areas of disability, human development, and education. Research, review, and issues oriented articles will be considered as will descriptions or cross-cultural comparisons of education, special education, and rehabilitation in developed and developing countries. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees. All book reviews have also undergone editorial screening. Final publishing decisions rest with the Editors-in-Chief. Disclaimer: The University of Queensland and Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in our publications. However, The University of Queensland and Taylor & Francis, our agents (including the editor, any member of the editorial team or editorial board, and any guest editors), and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by The University of Queensland or Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. The University of Queensland and Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indir
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology17.1%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences11.3%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience7.5%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences7.2%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences5.2%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences5%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.5%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
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 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
PsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: OCLC, ASSIA, Australian Education Index, Cabell's, Contents Pages in Education, Education Index, Language and Linguistics Behavior Abstracts, Book Review Digest Plus, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost, EdResearch Online, Education Research Index, Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online Edition), H.W. Wilson, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Swets Information Services, Thomson Gale (Gale Group)
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
- 0.91LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.23Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 735OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 239,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,816 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 22 | 13 |
| 2025 | 52 | 11 | 59 |
| 2024 | 108 | 24 | 337 |
| 2023 | 22 | 7 | 119 |
| 2022 | 52 | 11 | 435 |
| 2021 | 109 | 21 | 1,181 |
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
405 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 247 days – 721 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 448 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (161 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)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 101 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 227 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accepted3
- book reviewsBook reviewsLength not stated
- research articlesResearch articlesLength not stated
- review articlesReview articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Disability, Development and 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 a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by at least two expert 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
- 1034-912X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-346X
- Society / sponsor
- University of Queensland
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 73, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Disability Development and Education
What CAS zone is International Journal of Disability Development and Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Disability Development and Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education, Special / Rehabilitation. 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 International Journal of Disability Development and Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.91; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Disability Development and Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 405 days (interquartile range 247–721 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Disability Development and Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Disability Development and Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Disability Development and Education open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Disability Development and 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .