Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Intellectual Disability Research is devoted exclusively to the scientific study of intellectual disability and publishes papers reporting original observations in this field.

JIDR also publishes scientific research on autism where the populations studied have an intellectual disability (or autism, where results are reported on participants with both autism and intellectual disability).

Submissions are welcomed from any academic discipline contributing to the scientific study of intellectual disability, on research drawing from several disciplines, or on any topic of relevance to the lives of individuals with intellectual disability.

Research questions should be of broad relevance to the scientific field of intellectual disability.

Studies using well-reported and robust research methods, including qualitative methods, are welcomed.

Papers using systematic literature review methods and/or syntheses of quantitative or qualitative data are also welcomed.

Conceptual papers are not currently accepted.

Clinical case reports and descriptions of interventions or service models/programmes containing no evaluation data are generally not published.

Following initial screening, all papers are reviewed by expert referees.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.807

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	124

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6708

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	716

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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 Arts and Humanities, Medicine and Neuroscience, 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.

• The impact of behaviour problems on caregiver stress in young people with autism spectrum disorders

  Citation: 843

  Authors: L., S., J.

• Pre‐school children with and without developmental delay: behaviour problems and parenting stress over time

  Citation: 648

  Authors: B. L., L. L., J., K., C., C.

• Parenting stress and coping styles in mothers and fathers of pre‐school children with autism and Down syndrome

  Citation: 569

  Authors: A., E.

• Risk markers associated with challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities: a meta‐analytic study

  Citation: 535

  Authors: K., S., C.

• Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with and without intellectual disability

  Citation: 531

  Authors: E.

• Depression in mothers and fathers of children with intellectual disability

  Citation: 460

  Authors: M. B., C. P.

• Preschool children with intellectual disability: syndrome specificity, behaviour problems, and maternal well‐being

  Citation: 439

  Authors: A. S., B. L., J.

• Behaviour and emotional problems in toddlers with pervasive developmental disorders and developmental delay: associations with parental mental health and family functioning

  Citation: 415

  Authors: S., K., J., B., D., S.

• Reliability and validity of the PAS‐ADD Checklist for detecting psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disability

  Citation: 404

  Authors: S., H., H., N., P., S., S., C.

• The concept of quality of life: what we know and do not know

  Citation: 381

  Authors: R. L.

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