Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Aims & Scope

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research is an international peer-reviewed journal, which aims to disseminate innovative, high quality, social research on disability.

The journal’s defining characteristic is a focus on the relationship between people with disabilities and their environments.

The scope is multi-disciplinary, incorporating research from a variety of perspectives including, Education, Sociology, History, Cultural Studies and others.

The journal recognises that a wide range of methodological and theoretical perspectives can be valuable, but asks that contributions acknowledge the political debates around disability, for example the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Disability Movement.

Empirical work is very welcome, but it should also contain discussion of the conceptual and/or practical implications of the findings highlighted.

Finally, the journal invites work from a broad range of international contexts that take debates out of the familiar contexts of the Global North.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.386

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14148

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	162

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Understanding inclusive education: ideals and reality

  Citation: 308

  Authors: Peder

• Metatheory, Interdisciplinarity and Disability Research: A Critical Realist Perspective

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Roy, Berth

• Rescuing a social relational understanding of disability

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Carol

• Introduction to the special issue: Understanding disability

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Jan

• Love in Cyberspace: Swedish Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and the Internet1

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Lotta

• Social models of disability and other life strategies

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Tom

• Misconception: The Experience of Pregnancy for Women with Intellectual Disabilities

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Rachel, Gwynnyth, David

• Disability and Gender: Reflections on Theory and Research

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Carol

• Implementation of the individual placement and support approach – facilitators and barriers

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Inge Storgaard, Henrik, Helle Stentoft, Lene Falgaard

• Invisible Impairments: Dilemmas of Concealment and Disclosure

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Susan

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