Journal profile
Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation
ISSN 1409-6099 · eISSN 1857-663X · Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Special Education and Rehabilitation · North Macedonia
Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation: impact factor 0.68 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation is published by Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Special Education and Rehabilitation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport, Behavioral and Psychological Studies and Down syndrome and intellectual disability research, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation (JSER) (ISSN 1409-6099) is a multidisciplinary peer reviewed international journal edited by the Institute of Special Education and Rehabilitation of the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje, Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism and Macedonian Association of Special Educators. The following articles will be considered for publication: original and review articles, short report, letters to the editor, clinical experiences, survey of cases, doctoral dissertations, master of arts, editorials, rapid communications and other contributions from all the fields of special education, medicine, psychology, pedagogy, social policy, and the related sciences. Special educators, medical doctors, psychologists, pedagogues, social workers and other employed in the public and private special schools, institutions, health departments and hospitals in Republic of Macedonia and all over the world have the right to publish. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of special education and rehabilitation. All articles will be critically reviewed within 2 months, but longer delayes are sometimes unavoidable. All manuscripts must comply with Authors Instructions. There are around 20 articles published per year. JSER allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation is devoted to the scientific study of disability. The subject matter is broad and includes, but is not restricted to, findings from biological, educational, genetic, medical, psychiatric, psychological and sociological studies, and ethical, philosophical, and legal contributions that increase knowledge on the prevention and treatment of disability, and/or inform public policy and practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 4, Netherlands 3, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Poland 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences8.5%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology7.7%
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability researchMedicine7.3%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences7.3%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology6.9%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology5.7%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience5.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusERIH PLUSDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, Crossref, Hinari
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)
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2016
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2016
- 0.06Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 20Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- reviewcts Re-submit a revised manuscript Peer Review Process Reviewer Application Form Documents counter Review our review process Read: 108630 Word PDF Authors instr…main text ≤ 8,630 words
- systematic reviewr contribution to the scientific field. Systematic Reviews of up to 4,500 words are suitable for submission. Authors submitting a systematimain text ≤ 4,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Plagiarism
- Authorship Group Authorship.
All authors must complete and submit an Authorship Form with signed statements Model summary
If authorship is attributed to a group (either solely or in addition to 1 or more individual authors), all members of the group must meet the full criteria and requirements for authorship as described above. If that is not the case, a group must appoint 1 or more individuals as authors or members of a writing group who meet the authorship criteria and requirements. The other group members who are …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest and Source of Funding
Authors and reviewers must declare conflicts of interest Model summary
Conflict of Interest: Authors are required to disclose any possible conflict of interest. These include financial (for example patent, ownership, stock ownership, consultancies, speaker’s fee). Author’s conflict of interest (or information specifying the absence of conflicts of interest) will be published under a separate heading entitled ’Conflict of Interests’.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All manuscripts submitted to JSER are screened using iThenticate Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to JSER are screened using iThenticate
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
- Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Special Education and Rehabilitation
- Country or region
- North Macedonia
- Language
- English, Macedonian
- ISSN
- 1409-6099
- Electronic ISSN
- 1857-663X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation
What is the impact factor of Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.68; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (4), Netherlands (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation?
The journal's website lists Scopus, ERIH PLUS and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .