Disability and Society

Aims & Scope

Disability & Society is an international disability studies journal providing a focus for debate about such issues as human rights, discrimination, definitions, policy and practices.

It appears against a background of constant change in the ways in which disability is viewed and responded to.

The journal publishes articles that represent a wide range of perspectives including the importance of the voices of disabled people.

Disability & Society invites papers where definitions of disability are acknowledged to be relative and segregated approaches are seen as inadequate and unacceptable - placing greater emphasis on inclusion.

Perspectives are also invited which critique ways in which policy intentions may or may not have the desired effects in the everyday lives of disabled people.

Disability scholars engage and identify with other oppressed groups and the journal leads the way in forging new paths for disability studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.951

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	100

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5255

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1305

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• On the ontological status of autism: the ‘double empathy problem’

  Citation: 1229

  Authors: Damian E.M.

• The social model of disability: thirty years on

  Citation: 1005

  Authors: Mike

• The Social Model of Disability and the Disappearing Body: Towards a sociology of impairment

  Citation: 566

  Authors: BILL, KEVIN

• Towards an Affirmation Model of Disability

  Citation: 456

  Authors: John, Sally

• Decolonising disability: thinking and acting globally

  Citation: 378

  Authors: Helen

• How is disability understood? An examination of sociological approaches

  Citation: 358

  Authors: Carol

• Dis/entangling critical disability studies

  Citation: 345

  Authors: Dan

• Cultural Representation of Disabled People: Dustbins for Disavowal?

  Citation: 314

  Authors: Tom

• 'Out of Place', 'Knowing One's Place': Space, power and the exclusion of disabled people

  Citation: 305

  Authors: ROB

• Impact of training on pre‐service teachers' attitudes and concerns about inclusive education and sentiments about persons with disabilities

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Umesh, Chris, Tim

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