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Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
ISSN 1081-4159 · eISSN 1465-7325 · Oxford University Press
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.18; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,363; median 185 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is published by Oxford University Press 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 Hearing Impairment and Communication, Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, together about 50.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology36.8%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.9%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience6.8%
- Hand Gesture Recognition SystemsComputer Science5.3%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences4.6%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience4.5%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology3.9%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology3.6%
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 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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 | Rehabilitation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.18LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 812OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,563 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 28 | 10 |
| 2025 | 86 | 38 | 99 |
| 2024 | 68 | 38 | 349 |
| 2023 | 57 | 36 | 336 |
| 2022 | 48 | 15 | 451 |
| 2021 | 47 | 19 | 973 |
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 PubMed · to
185 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 138 days – 229 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 44 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 220 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (177 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".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,363 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1081-4159
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-7325
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 3 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 Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.18; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 185 days (interquartile range 138–229 days). 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 Deaf Studies and Deaf Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,363.
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: .