Journal profile · Engineering-Architecture
Journal of Accessibility and Design for All
ISSN 2013-7087 · Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya · Spain
Journal of Accessibility and Design for All: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Accessibility and Design for All is published by Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility, Disability Rights and Representation and Digital Accessibility for Disabilities, together about 50.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Journal of Accessibility and Design for All is to publish theoretical and empirical articles that contrast and extend existing theories and build new theories that contribute to the understanding of phenomena related to aspects of universal design and equal opportunities for people with disabilities. JACCES includes contributions, but not limited to, in the following fields: (1) Engineering, (2) Architecture and Construction, (3) Health and Medical Care, (4) Education, (5) Society and Economy. The contributions can adopt confirmatory (quantitative) or explanatory (mainly qualitative) methodological approaches. Theoretical essays that enhance the building or extension of theoretical approaches are also welcome. JACCES selects the articles for publishing on a double-blind peer review system, following the practices of good scholarly journals. JACCES is published six-monthly online following an open-access policy. Moreover, JACCES defends that open access publishing fosters the advance of scientific knowledge, making it available to everyone. Since it is an international journal, JACCES publishes papers in English. Publishing in JACCES is free of charge.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Architecture
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions17.4%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences17.1%
- Digital Accessibility for DisabilitiesSocial Sciences16.5%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences8.2%
- Usability and User Interface DesignComputer Science7.7%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences5%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine2.9%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Q2 | 86/210 | — |
| Building and Construction | Q3 | 190/258 | — |
| Human Factors and Ergonomics | Q4 | 37/48 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 58 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 63 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 93 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 67 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 61 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use AI-assisted technologies in the writing process
The use of artificial intelligence in the process of writing a scientific article is permitted to improve translation, readability, grammar, and style. However, if AI generates entire paragraphs, tables, or images, a detailed description of how the tool was applied is required. In any case, its use is conditional upon meeting the following basic requirements:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Originality and scientific misconduct
Articles submitted in the journal must be entirely original. For that purpose, there are some conducts that must be complied on the grounds of ethical publishing behavior. Falsification, fabrication and plagiarism are considered scientific misconduct and are not acceptable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with Journal of Accessibility and Design for All agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share or adapt the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Use of th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Journal of Accessibility and Design for All selects its articles following a double-blind peer review process. Once the editorial team has checked that the contribution follows the formatting and content author guidelines, it is sent to two anonymous external reviewers with expertise in the field. Grounded on the reviewer's recommendations, the editor will communicate the results of the evaluation…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality: submission must not be previously published nor under consideration elsewhere (or explanation provided). Model summary
The submission must not be previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
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
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2013-7087
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Accessibility and Design for All
How long does peer review take at Journal of Accessibility and Design for All?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. 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 Journal of Accessibility and Design for All?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Accessibility and Design for All is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Accessibility and Design for All open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Accessibility and Design for All is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .