Exceptional Children


Exceptional Children is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of special education. The editors-in-chief are Kathleen King Thorius, Endia J. Lindo, Patricia Martínez-Álvarez, Amanda L. Sullivan. It was established in 1934, took on its present title in 1951, and is published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Council for Exceptional Children.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 3.34, ranking it 1st out of 40 journals in the category "Special Education" and 2nd out of 69 journals in the category "Rehabilitation".