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Journal of Special Education Technology
ISSN 0162-6434 · eISSN 2381-3121 · SAGE
Journal of Special Education Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.64; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Special Education Technology is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility, Behavioral and Psychological Studies and Disability Education and Employment, together about 35.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions14.5%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology10.7%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences10.7%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience9%
- Digital Accessibility for DisabilitiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology4.7%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 3 |
| 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
- 2.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 490OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,325 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 13 | 11 |
| 2025 | 45 | 14 | 119 |
| 2024 | 42 | 15 | 336 |
| 2023 | 42 | 10 | 489 |
| 2022 | 39 | 2 | 302 |
| 2021 | 44 | 5 | 464 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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.
| 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
- 0162-6434
- Electronic ISSN
- 2381-3121
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Special Education Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Special Education Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Special Education Technology is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education, Special / Rehabilitation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Special Education Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.64; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 62.
Which databases index Journal of Special Education Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Special Education Technology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Special Education Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Special Education Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .