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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #9,939Hybrid

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Identifier (ISSN):1744-6295(Print)/1744-6309(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.4– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

WoS Q3
01121.5320221.520231.520241.420251.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.595
#9,939

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
58

58 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate13.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
74articles/year
43.58% Gold OA•81.4% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The principal aim of the journal is to provide a medium for the exchange of best practice, knowledge and research between academic and professional disciplines from education, social and health settings to bring about advancement of services for people with intellectual disabilities. The idea of a practice-led journal is both exciting and timely. This journal serves as a medium for all those involved with people with intellectual disabilities to submit and publish papers on issues relevant to promoting services for people with intellectual disabilities.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology97.6%Medicine79.5%Psychiatry62.2%Biology60.8%Sociology52.2%Genetics49.7%Developmental psychology47.6%Intellectual disability46.3%Political science43.8%Law41.6%Mathematics31.9%Economics31%Philosophy30.3%Computer science25%Nursing23.9%Social psychology23.4%Physics22.4%Gerontology22.1%Pedagogy21.3%Social science21%Anthropology20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Q3
Rank38/62
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

REHABILITATION

Q3
Rank111/175
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Q3
Rank42/62
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

REHABILITATION

Q2
Rank54/176
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.4
Articles / Year27
Total Citations3
2025
IF1.4
Articles / Year30
Total Citations29
2024
IF1.5
Articles / Year76
Total Citations196
2023
IF1.5
Articles / Year79
Total Citations414
2022
IF1.533
Articles / Year88
Total Citations785

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #9,939Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.595

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.13

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,999 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations569
3-Year Documents248
Citable Documents243

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate69.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 13.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区EDUCATION, SPECIAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities (ISSN: 1744-6295) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.40, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.595 (Q1), an H-index of 58.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 74 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,999 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30