Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Journal of Disability Policy Studies
ISSN 1044-2073 · eISSN 1538-4802 · SAGE
Journal of Disability Policy Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.81; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 26 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 5.4% (journal website); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Disability Policy Studies is published by SAGE 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 Disability Education and Employment, Retirement, Disability, and Employment and Family and Disability Support Research, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Disability Policy Studies (JDPS) addresses compelling variable issues in ethics, policy and law related to individuals with disabilities. Regular features include "From My Perspective," which discusses issues confronting a particular disability discipline or area, and "Point/Counterpoint" which addresses timely ethical issues affecting individuals with disabilities. Average time from submission to first decision: 26 days View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 72, South Korea 1, Canada 1, Australia 1, Israel 1 (77 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences20.3%
- Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentSocial Sciences12.2%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology7.8%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Healthcare innovation and challengesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions4.5%
- Education Discipline and InequalitySocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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
- 0.81LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 415OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 889 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 15 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 2023 | 25 | 10 | 97 |
| 2022 | 29 | 5 | 222 |
| 2021 | 26 | 7 | 305 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5.4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1044-2073
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-4802
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Disability Policy Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Disability Policy Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Disability Policy Studies is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Disability Policy Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.81; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Disability Policy Studies?
The publisher reports about 26 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5.4%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Disability Policy Studies based?
Of the 77 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (72), South Korea (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Disability Policy Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Disability Policy Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Disability Policy Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Disability Policy Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .