Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
International Journal of Inclusive Education
ISSN 1360-3116 · eISSN 1464-5173 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Inclusive Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.05; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 298 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 211 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Inclusive 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 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Disability Education and Employment, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Interview with the Editor - Listen to Roger Slee talk about International Journal of Inclusive Education The International Journal of Inclusive Education provides a strategic forum for international and multi-disciplinary dialogue on inclusive education for all educators and educational policy-makers concerned with the form and nature of schools, universities and technical colleges. Papers published are original, refereed, multi-disciplinary research into pedagogies, curricula, organizational structures, policy-making, administration and cultures to include all students in education. The journal does not accept enrolment in school, college or university as a measure of inclusion. The focus is upon the nature of exclusion and on research, policy and practices that generate greater options for all people in education and beyond. 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. The journal is essential reading for those working in the following areas: intra-cultural studies disability studies special education needs anti-racist education behavior and discipline bilingualism gender and sexuality educational psychology socio-economic disadvantage policy and administration/supervision in the early childhood, primary/elementary, secondary, further/higher/tertiary, and vocational educational sectors inclusive technologies curriculum and instruction student exclusion and disengagement social theory.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Roger SleePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 2, Hong Kong, China 1, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences12.2%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences10.5%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology8.2%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences6.2%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.4%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences4.8%
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 & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | 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 & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · 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
ERICPublisher website
Other: Academic Search, Australian Education Index (AEI), Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, British Education Index, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), EBSCOhost EJS, FRANCIS, Sociological 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
- 2.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.22Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.59LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.59Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,407OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 213LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,414 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 183 | 72 | 40 |
| 2025 | 211 | 72 | 315 |
| 2024 | 64 | 36 | 272 |
| 2023 | 91 | 45 | 857 |
| 2022 | 101 | 43 | 1,104 |
| 2021 | 180 | 69 | 3,484 |
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
298 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 175 days – 565 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 311 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (384 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)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Inclusive 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 th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. 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
- 1360-3116
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-5173
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 11 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Inclusive Education
What CAS zone is International Journal of Inclusive Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Inclusive Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Inclusive Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.05; CiteScore 9, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Inclusive Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 298 days (interquartile range 175–565 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 International Journal of Inclusive Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (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 4 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Inclusive Education based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (2), Hong Kong, China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Inclusive Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Inclusive Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Inclusive Education open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Inclusive 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: .