Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention
ISSN 1941-1243 · eISSN 1941-1251 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 157 days to acceptance (70 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family and Disability Support Research, Occupational Therapy Practice and Research and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, together about 40.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
With more than one quarter of all occupational therapists currently working in educational settings, the absence of a comprehensive resource on research and issues related to school-practice has been a problem for practitioners who don’t have ready access to university libraries. The Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention provides a much-needed single source for articles that examine innovative practice methods, strategies for effective decision-making, and the latest evidence-based research findings consistent with current professional policies and guidelines. This unique, peer-reviewed journal focuses on early intervention and schools but also includes other settings (home, clinics, juvenile justice system) to help promote the seamless transition of effective services for children and adolescents. The Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention translates policy into practice with research findings, opinion pieces, and “how-to” articles that examine topic areas including early intervention, preschool, elementary, and secondary, as well as general areas including administration, theory, continuing competency, and advocacy. In addition, the journal presents regular features on documentation tips, grants and funding, adaptive equipment, therapy activities, administration and work design, and Internet resources, reviews therapy “tools” (books, software, etc.), and keeps you posted on disability updates, as well as policy changes and changes in legislation. The Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention also devotes entire issues to vital topics that require more in-depth examination, including: assistive technology in early intervention and schools evidence-based practice play and leisure communities of practice and collaboration decision-making transition and more! The Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention is an essential resource for OTs working in early intervention and schools, an invaluable training tool for OT educators and administrators, and a helpful guide for anyone involved in the service design and implementation of programs for children and adolescents with disabilities. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous reviewers. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
Editor-in-chief Yvonne SwinthPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology15%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions14.3%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine11.4%
- Writing and Handwriting EducationSocial Sciences6.6%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology6.6%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions5.8%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine5.4%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost, Current Abstracts, TOC Premier
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 152OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 179,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 683 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 43 | 4 | 20 |
| 2024 | 55 | 13 | 137 |
| 2023 | 40 | 17 | 192 |
| 2022 | 41 | 6 | 245 |
| 2021 | 59 | 1 | 297 |
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
157 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 70 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 123 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 159 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 14 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: All research articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous reviewers. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous reviewers.
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
- 1941-1243
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-1251
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention
What CAS zone is Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Educational. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention?
Based on the dates recorded on 70 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 157 days (interquartile range 126–231 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35%. 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 Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .