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Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
ISSN 1366-8250 · eISSN 1469-9532 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.64; hybrid open access; median 203 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family and Disability Support Research, Down syndrome and intellectual disability research and Disability Rights and Representation, together about 40.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology16.9%
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability researchMedicine14.2%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences9.2%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience8.1%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences6.4%
- Healthcare innovation and challengesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology5.6%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 4 |
| 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 | Education, Special | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 884OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,228 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 59 | 27 | 77 |
| 2024 | 43 | 30 | 214 |
| 2023 | 42 | 26 | 188 |
| 2022 | 41 | 16 | 325 |
| 2021 | 37 | 20 | 487 |
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
203 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 142 days – 272 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 234 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (111 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
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
- 1366-8250
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9532
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
What CAS zone is Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education, Special / Rehabilitation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.64; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 88.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 203 days (interquartile range 142–272 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 Intellectual & Developmental Disability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .