Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities. The journal was established in 1971 as the Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, obtaining its current title in 1979. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media and the editor-in-chief is Lynn Kern Koegel.
Editors-in-chief
The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief:- Leo Kanner
- Eric Schopler
- Michael Rutter
- Gary B. Mesibov
- Fred R. Volkmar
- Lynn Kern Koegel
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 4.345.