Journal profile
Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education
ISSN 2642-8679 · Mason Journals · United States
Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education is published by Mason Journals. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disability Education and Employment, Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport and Higher Education Research Studies, together about 66.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of the Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education (JIPE) is to publish original research on the topic of inclusive postsecondary education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. JIPE provides a forum for qualitative, single subject, quantitative, and mixed methodological studies conducted in a university, community college, or related post-secondary environment. Peer Review ProcessThe Journal of Inclusive Post Secondary Education uses a double anonymous peer review process. Open Access PolicyThe Journal of Inclusive Post Secondary Education uses a double anonymous peer review process. Upon publication of each issue, JIPE provides unrestricted, gold open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. JIPE does not assess article processing charges, submissions fees, or any other costs to submit articles to this journal. License and CopyrightWorks published in JIPE carry a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0) License, the full terms of which may be found on the Creative Commons website. Copyright of the articles remains with the authors. 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 of open access. ISSN: 2642-8679
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Beth MyersPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences34.3%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences21.6%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences10.2%
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability researchMedicine9%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology5.3%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences3.7%
- Digital Accessibility for DisabilitiesSocial Sciences2%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences1.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 89 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 47 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 22 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use
Generative AI prohibited in manuscript preparation; AI tools allowed only for editing/readability with disclosure. Model summary
The use of generative AI in data analysis, identification of results, or preparation of any part of the manuscript is strictly prohibited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Model summary
All works published in the Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education are licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
As papers are double-blind peer reviewed, the main text file should not include any information that might identify the authors.
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
- Mason Journals
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2642-8679
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education
How long does peer review take at Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education 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: .