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Learning Disability Quarterly
ISSN 0731-9487 · eISSN 2168-376X · SAGE
Learning Disability Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Learning Disability Quarterly 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 Reading and Literacy Development, Disability Education and Employment and Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology19.5%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences12.2%
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsMathematics11.3%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology6.4%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology5.9%
- Writing and Handwriting EducationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences3.5%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology3.4%
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 | Rehabilitation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 3 |
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 2 |
| 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 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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 958OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,528 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 | 98 |
| 2024 | 16 | 10 | 71 |
| 2023 | 18 | 8 | 117 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5 | 147 |
| 2021 | 20 | 6 | 349 |
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.
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
- 0731-9487
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-376X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Learning Disability Quarterly
What CAS zone is Learning Disability Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Learning Disability Quarterly is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Rehabilitation / Education, Special. 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 Learning Disability Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 101.
Which databases index Learning Disability Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Learning Disability Quarterly is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Learning Disability Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Learning Disability Quarterly 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; 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: .